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Prison Poetry: What The Hell Am I Doing Here? [Hannah Wehr]
If one year ago you had told me that I was going to end up in any sort of teaching capacity job, I would have : 1) Laughed at you 2) Spilled my rum…
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Judith Hall Presents a Poem by Peter Jay Shippy
Daphnis and Chloe To soften their mouths they practice kissingThe earth like defectors or popesOr Raskolnikovs seeking absolutions. Her face pales like a pageOf deleted sentences. “What?” Her eyes are like wildflower…
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Gabriel Received the Flan and Warm Smiles [by Stacey Harwood]
Dear Howard: one shd. Never attempt FLAN in an unfamiliar and very bad oven – so forgive me if these are full of the unforgivable holes .. .I do hope you’re feeling better –…
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Progression [Rachel Barenblat]
PROGRESSION The house of Shammai suggested lighting eight candles, then seven and so on. Like coating our hearts in rain that turns to ice. But we know better. We light smoky fires, deck the…
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“Enigmas” [by Samuel Greenberg]
Enigmas I've been ill amongst my fellow kind And yet have borne with me joys That…
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The Dylan Watch (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
Bob Dylan had the "honor" of having his music be the subject of the first bootleg album in rock history. "Bootlegs" are albums or CDs that include music their artists or companies did not…
