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Melania Poem, 5 of 5 (by Mitch Sisskind)
Cleopatra affected history because She was beautiful. It’s that simple. Was she perfect? Was she beyond All reproach? Probably not — butShe had a power, she had a giftThat the Miss Universe PageantWhich I…
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Melania Poem, 4 of 5 (by Mitch Sisskind)
“I happen to feel that it does work, torture or waterboarding or however you want to define it.” — Donald Trump Fine! I will torture him! At his stupid ceremonies I will look very…
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Melania Poem, 3 of 5 (by Mitch Sisskind)
What boots it Melania to resist My White House invitation — A husband’s heartfelt call To reside beside him there Or, if need it be, a President’s Sharp command: Goddamn it, You’re not in…
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Melania Poem 2 of 5 (by Mitch Sisskind
Donald, when I thought of you In a gold bathtub I worried About losing my mind because I’ve never seen you in a bathtub But when you left me standing Lump-on-a-log-like with my gift…
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Stay Thirsty Magazine Exclusive: Five Poems from David Lehman’s Forthcoming “Poems in the Manner Of”
These are poems of wit and humor but also deep emotion and clear intelligence, informed by Lehman’s genuine and knowledgeable love of poetry and literature. From Catullus and Lady Murasaki to Wordsworth, Neruda, Virginia…
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Melania Trump Poem, 1 of 5 (by Mitch Sisskind)
Beauties married to beasts often long for experience of culture and respond powerfully to poems about themselves. To attract Melania's attention and help her realize how she's being emotionally starved to death and get her…
