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  • “Question” [by May Swenson]

    October 10, 2023

    Question Body my housemy horse my houndwhat will I dowhen you are fallen Where will I sleepHow will I rideWhat will I hunt Where can I gowithout my mountall eager and quickHow will I…

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  • “God Has Pity on Kindergarten Children” [by Yehuda Amichai]

    October 9, 2023

    God has Pity on Kindergarten Children God has pity on kindergarten children. He has less pity on school childrenAnd on grownups he has no pity at all, he leaves them alone, and sometimes they…

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  • Wyeth Thomas: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]

    October 8, 2023

                                          _________________________________________________________ The Heir of All Knowing Is Forgetting   I once dreamt that God was…

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  • “Knight’s Gambit” [by David Lehman]

    October 7, 2023

    The black knights were symmetrically placed Same rank, opposite file Which is where the phrase comes from Rank and file, I mean Now I know what you're thinking You're thinking I'm going to say…

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  • “Midnight Shift” [by Paul Violi]

    October 6, 2023

    Midnight Shift I listen to the crickets and hearthe machinery at the bottom of the night. They are all made in Hong Kongout of interchangeable parts. They all rise and fall on the same…

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  • Pig Latin [by Mitch Sisskind]

    October 5, 2023

    When you can speak pig latin You should speak pig latin. Go and find other speakers Of pig latin and speak pig latin With them. When? Now, today. Or maybe you can't speak Pig…

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