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Ursa Major (poem by Laura Orem at Zócalo Public Square)
*PHOTO COURTESY OF LOÏC LAGARDE. Old she-bear, pentin her rocky den,gnaws a footpaddry as dust, solitary rakes in sticksand scratches the scarthat marks a hunter’smis-aimed lead. Shaking the iceoff her frozen fur, she licksthe…
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This Week at KGB: Yolanda Wisher, Star Black & Sandra Simonds
KGB Monday Night Poetry is pleased to present… Yolanda Wisher, Star Black & Sandra Simonds Monday, March 9, 2015 Hosted by John Deming and Matthew Yeager Series founded in 1997 by David Lehman and Star…
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tree turtle, Guest Author March 9-13
This week we welcome tree turtle as our guest author. A longtime peace-builder dedicated to spreading mettā (or loving-kindness) in the Buddhist tradition, tree turtle is a Pushcart-prize-winning and Maryland State Arts Council fellowship-winning poet, essayist,…
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Introducing Scottish poets 6: John Burnside [by Robyn Marsack]
From the Chinese Turn of the yearand a white Christmas turning to slushon my neighbours’ fields crows on the high road,the yard streaked with coal dustand gritting, geraniums turning to mushin the tubs and…
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Ready to Serve: “It’s hard, and it’s hot, and it’s dirty, and you’re running …” [by Alexandra Mendez-Diez”]
Sitting on the restaurant's patio looking at the former staff parking lot, waiting for takeout orders from the restaurant's "back door." Ownership has changed, there is a new chef running the place, and the…
