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Three Poems by Amy Gerstler
My Ego is a dented suit of armor, a designer gownwith grimy lining. She's the cause of false beliefs.She fucks up my ability to love. She's pricklyand tender as an artichoke heart. She proposesto…
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from “Duke Rhino,” a work in progress (by Mitch Sisskind)
Bedlington terrier Rabbi Frankenstein was a real person. It seemed impossible that anyone could be named Frankenstein but there he was. Rabbi Frankenstein visited…
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from “Duke Rhino,” a work in progress (by Mitch Sisskind)
Bedlington terrier Rabbi Frankenstein was a real person. It seemed impossible that anyone could be named Frankenstein but there he was. Rabbi Frankenstein visited…
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Homage to Paul Fussell (1924-2012) [by Robert Pinsky]
On March 15, 1945, Paul Fussell, a lieutenant in the 103rd Infantry Division, who would later become my teacher at Rutgers, underwent an intense barrage of German artillery, lying facedown in a clearing…
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Homage to Paul Fussell (1924-2012) [by Robert Pinsky]
On March 15, 1945, Paul Fussell, a lieutenant in the 103rd Infantry Division, who would later become my teacher at Rutgers, underwent an intense barrage of German artillery, lying facedown in a clearing…
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NEVER CEASE [by Mary Gilliland]
Persist, I say, fellow poets: if it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing. Here we are—making protest—or praise—or revelation—while others devote themselves to making war. In a world out to maim, kill, and discourage the…
