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aubergine dream [stealth post by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
pride cometh before an eggplant parmesan
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The Cow People [Richard Garcia]
Once, rushing out of my apartment, some lines occurred to me and I jotted them down. I thought of it as a children’s poem, I titled it 'The City is so Big'. It took…
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“Irk Some Sexy” [by Allison Contey]
Irk Some Sexy St. Paul of Thebes took to the desert to ignite God’s brightness.He survived on date palms and bread brought by a raven. Similarly, Woody Allen,in What's New, Pussycat?, lit his menorah…
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A new summer sestina from Florence Cassen Mayers
July Idyll My,my,guys,July fliesby! IfindI likemyride: brightshinybike,finetie-dyesky, pines,thyme,briar,tinyspiders.Wild brinytidescollide,mildFire Island nightsinspirerhyme.Idle,I comply, writetighttidyfeisty lines,revise twice, thrice. Nice try. High five. — Florence Cassen Mayers
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“I think I could turn and live with animals” [Richard Garcia]
I have been asked to tell you about the talking dog. Scotty was an old dog that came with a house in LA we rented. When no one rented the house, he lived there…
