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Gregory: Slightly weird that we both gravitated toward the dream sequence in the film. I guess we’ll get back to
The Lyric Lie
In fact, we happened to have seen the same obscure student film. Admittedly we both had fairly sketchy memories of
Gregory Kearns and Jade Prince
Find out a little more about our next pair Digital Poets in Residence, and keep your eye on the blog
In Defence of Abandoned Work
I am a notorious under-editor. I’d love to cry perfectionism but I’m sure it’s largely laziness. Under that, though, I
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