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“My Blue Heaven” by David Keller

“My Blue Heaven” by David Keller

(William Matthews, 1942–1997)   “Ah, all the elves are at the toyshop,” he said,looking up as he approached the porch,meaning, I thought then, to refer to the othersas mischief-makers, revelers,... Read More
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“How to Fight Off Hungers” by Teresa Carson

“How to Fight Off Hungers” by Teresa Carson

At first: under table when he explodes, on windowsill when her eyes blank.(Fold up in corner of closet at chorus of slamming doors.)The week in bed with chicken pox: drab... Read More
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Poet's Spotlight: Jack Ridl on "The Losing Season"

Poet's Spotlight: Jack Ridl on "The Losing Season"

The Coach’s Son Writes Poems Instead of talking about a single poem from the collection Losing Season, I’m going to talk about the book as a whole. In a sense it’s... Read More
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Poet's Spotlight: Michael Miller on "Wildwood Cemetery"

Poet's Spotlight: Michael Miller on "Wildwood Cemetery"

This poem was inspired by the hillside cemetery named above that I walked through during four years every afternoon in all sorts of weather.  The wildlife mentioned was seen over... Read More
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Poet’s Spotlight: Richard Jeffrey Newman on “Coitus Interruptus”

Poet’s Spotlight: Richard Jeffrey Newman on “Coitus Interruptus”

I’ve been thinking about sexual violence a lot these past few days, mostly because of a piece of creative nonfiction one of the women in my summer writing class brought... Read More
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Poet’s Spotlight: Joseph O. Legaspi on “Imagined Love Poem to My Mother from My Father”

Poet’s Spotlight: Joseph O. Legaspi on “Imagined Love Poem to My Mother from My Father”

Joseph O. Legaspi Imagined Love Poem to My Mother from My Father was a rare gift, conceived almost magically—it wrote itself.  Inspired by Yusef Komunyakaa’s My Father’s Love Letters, I pondered how I... Read More
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Poet's Spotlight: Dawn Potter on "First Game"

Poet's Spotlight: Dawn Potter on "First Game"

“First Game” is one of those poems that almost doesn’t seem like a poem, by which I mean that the arc of its narrative is more audible than the arc... Read More
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