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  • Muir Woods – June 5, 2010

    June 7, 2010

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  • Reb Livingston Presents a Poem by Tiffany Midge

    June 6, 2010

    The Monster’s Bride Questions the Motives of Her Creator Those plugs jutting out from her neck:she’s curious, what are they for? The fiery thoroughfare of crisscrossing scars from temple to jaw, brow to ear:should she…

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  • “Mon Cher Diplomat European” [by Ashleigh Allen]

    June 5, 2010

    Profound reorderer of reality, naked youAte an apple held by your own tits While wearing a hair net.  Next timeBe a female nude and eat the pearsRight out of one of Picasso’sPapier collé just…

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  • One by Octavio [by Megin Jimenez]

    June 5, 2010

    Here is an airy, early poem by the great Mexican poet Octavio Paz (and he is truly a great, not just as in "yeah, he's great"). I just realized that every year, I pick…

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  • Found Google Poems, Solitary Trees [by Megin Jimenez]

    June 4, 2010

    It's getting late! Not wanting to miss a day, I will share some assorted borrowed words… You may have fooled around with the Google search function that completes what you're typing with the most…

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  • Why do people go to poetry readings? [by Megin Jimenez]

    June 3, 2010

    Why do people go to poetry readings? We have access to books, DVDs, your friend's band's show tonight, Facebook, dinner parties, The Real Housewives, tap dancing classes, movie theaters, long drives, symphony orchestras, YouTube,…

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