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“Phobic” [by Claudia Burbank]
Fear of opening one’s eyes.Fear of glaring light.Of black sand, the stepping onto.Fear of babies’ soft heads, abandoned shoes.Of open mouths, that bees will hive there.Fear of flowers that refuse to be named.Of cut…
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Prehistoric Women (by Mitch Sisskind)
For more than a year now I've resided only a few blocks from the little cemetery where Marilyn Monroe's crypt may be found. This cemetery is in the middle of the…
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The Last Day of Classes [by Jeff Oaks]
I'm posting this late because I've had no time at all to compose or even think straight. It's the last day, for me, of classes this term. I've ordered pizzas for the two classes,…
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The Survival of the Small [by Jeff Oaks]
I’ve been reading again about insects because my poems have been slowly filling up with them over the last couple of years. Until I realized I wanted to be a writer around age 17,…
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, James Tate
Born December 8, 1943, James Tate is the paragon of Sagittarians. To honor the poet we asked Mark Shulgasser, a.k.a. the Blue Zenith, for his star-studded analysis. << James Tate may be aware of…
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Food, Glorious Food (by Laura Orem)
Hi, everyone. It's been a while since I posted anything. An update – I'm doing fine. I finished up chemotherapy on October 12, and except for the fact that I tire easily, I'm feeling…
