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Thursday, December 13th, 2007
Like an Inside Joke at the Comedy Club: Public or Private, Every Poem Has its Place
by Timothy Green
[This essay first appeared in Byline Magazine, October 2007.]
Stand-up comics don’t just fail when they fail, they “bomb.” They “die.” There’s nothing more awkward than watching a comedian throw every bit he’s got into a room full of yawning silence – except maybe watching a poet do the same. As an editor, I [...]
