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“Dusk” [by Amy Gerstler]
Dear, I can’t subsist on this diet(really more of a fast — celeryseed and a soft word every othermonth) any longer. Is that bloodon your pillowcase or another girl’slipstick? I want you to knowI’ve…
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M. F. K. Fisher on the Martini
<< The first Martini I ever drank was strictly medicinal, for threatened seasickness, and in spite of a loyal enjoyment of them which may be increasing in direct ratio to my dwindling selectivity…
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For Summer: Florida Poets: Caridad Moro-Gronlier [by Emma Trelles]
the dream of flight, 2019, collage with japanese paper & watercolor on canvas, maria berrio Entry by Caridad Moro-Gronlier Tortillera, n. Pronounciation: Spanish /tor-ti-lle-ra/, Spain, Latin, Central and South America, U.S.Forms:Torti, Torta, Tort,…
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Squibs 313—319 [by Alan Ziegler]
313: “Are you back?” Yes, from every place I have ever been. 314: Citi Field offers Nathan‘s hot dogs with free sauerkraut out in the open for anyone to take in any quantity,…
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The Case of Lizabeth Scott [by David Lehman and Suzanne Lummis]
The latest installment of the dialogue between Lehman and Lummis on film noir centers on this question:What is your opinion of Lizabeth Scott as a noir heroine?Suzanne Lummis: I have a feeling I’ll enjoy…
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Every Poem is a Momentary Stay Against Confusion: Didi Jackson’s “Moon Jar” [by Elizabeth Powell]
One of the questions poetry asks us is how do we live in a fractured world? Suicide rates in the United States over the past two decades have been on an alarming rise. According…
