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A selection from “Esther: A Novel in Verse”

A selection from “Esther: A Novel in Verse”

Her horse was the closest thing to a friendEsther had in those mountains. They rode one morning along the hogback,then moved west where the escarpmentleveled off, higher into the foothills.... Read More
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Cooking Fried Rice by Brent Newsom

Cooking Fried Rice by Brent Newsom

My wife’s white-socked feetpolish the gray vinyl tile of our kitchen.She spins from fridge to stovewhile I stand at the cutting board,cilantro on the altar, a sacrificeto the tiny tongue-throned... Read More
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Return by Loren Graham

Return by Loren Graham

Return Suddenly I craved recess from that noisyhouse, from that pack, from much older cousinsand all those aunts and uncles, half a dozenat a time who laughed at my teasing... Read More
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“A Mother’s Tale” by January Gill O’Neil

“A Mother’s Tale” by January Gill O’Neil

A Mother’s Tale I tell my sonthat the best poemsare written in the sandand washed away with the tide.I say the moon controls the waves,uses the wind to rake the... Read More
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For Florenz: “Goya’s Instructions” by Baron Wormser

For Florenz: “Goya’s Instructions” by Baron Wormser

Before the stench is viciousSketch the corpsesWhere the bomb has visited,Where limbs and torsos roostObedientlyAnd the vitals lie openTo frank but harmless light. Resist the impulse of simile.Art instructs usTo... Read More
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"At Our Feet" by Annie Boutelle

"At Our Feet" by Annie Boutelle

And how was it to be eighteenand innocent as hell, and whowasn’t disguised then, in the greymedieval town, red gown wrappedtight around each one. Flyingdown Hepburn gardens on a bike,shillings... Read More
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"Notes from a Traffic Jam" by Dawn Potter

"Notes from a Traffic Jam" by Dawn Potter

Roadmaster truck creaking up from its netherworld,swaying past the fizzing lights of a diner,then sliding like a boxy snake into the unremembered night— Window glimpse of optimists on a couch,bending... Read More
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"Blow Out the Candles" by Paola Corso

"Blow Out the Candles" by Paola Corso

there was       no twister       out her windowno gale spinning       a black cloud she mused       at the shingled pyramid       floating above... Read More
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"Writing Class" by Howard Levy

"Writing Class" by Howard Levy

Mark the clouds as they settle in,as they fall asleep over the city.Mark that the city’s humdoes not rouse themand note that the gray escaping lightis bent by prisms made... Read More
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