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'Do I think I'm the best? Yes'

As I chatted with Marc Livingston over a cold iced tea, the man who calls himself the Greatest Poet Alive -- that's "GPA" for short -- seemed to take offense when I let it slip that his "greatest" claim was preposterous. What's funny is Livingston is not joking. He is completely serious. Livingston's overwhelming confidence has worked for him, so far.

Poetry: What Does It Accomplish?

What's Your Reaction? type a: Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings; it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.

Books about Louisa May Alcott, Ayn Rand and other strong women

Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women Harriet Reisen Henry Holt & Co., 362 pp., $26 Harriet Reisen has written a rollicking, exuberant biography of Louisa May Alcott every bit as compelling as the saga that has spellbound...

IN THE PINK: A month to focus on curing cancer

In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the seven daily and more than 100 weekly papers of GateHouse Media New England are working with the American Cancer Society to raise public awareness about a disease that afflicts more women than any other form of cancer except skin cancer.