10 May Clouds After Rain by Charles Bernstein
exhaustion follows hard labor
also profligacy
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also profligacy
03 May FUTURE IMPERFECT by Elizabeth Willis
I had to stop writing in order to clean my desk.
I had to stop writing to speak with the angel of dust.
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I had to stop writing to speak with the angel of dust.
26 Apr The Buffalo You Left by Joe Hall
Or the city and so many cities in this city falling away
from steps, you hurried down into the
churning stream of sidewalks, of course
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from steps, you hurried down into the
churning stream of sidewalks, of course
19 Apr PARDON MY HEART by Marcus Jackson
Pardon my heart if it ruins your party.
It’s a large, American heart and has had
a good deal to drink.
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It’s a large, American heart and has had
a good deal to drink.
12 Apr Excerpt from “…Again” by Mark Nowak
Owls out in the woods behind Office Depot. The odds have
been against us from the onset. Obedience, obesity, alcohol, opi-
oids. Owls out behind Ollie's Bargain Outlet, too. Owls in the old
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been against us from the onset. Obedience, obesity, alcohol, opi-
oids. Owls out behind Ollie's Bargain Outlet, too. Owls in the old
05 Apr Everyday We Get More Illegal by Juan Felipe Herrera
Yet the peach tree
still rises
& falls with fruit & without
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still rises
& falls with fruit & without
29 Mar How to Write a Poem in a Time of War by Joy Harjo
You can’t begin just anywhere. It’s a wreck.
Shrapnel and the eye
Of a house, a row of houses. There’s a rat scrambling
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Shrapnel and the eye
Of a house, a row of houses. There’s a rat scrambling
22 Mar Such a Stranger by Gunilla Theander Kester
Leading nowhere, the side
street gleams with promise
like a luxury liner all lit up.
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street gleams with promise
like a luxury liner all lit up.
15 Mar Lilith Interviews for a Day Job by Mara Beneway
Tell me about yourself.
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08 Mar You Used To Write For Memory by Jazz De Nero
When you wore your funeral dress all weekend
then witnessed a terrible accident.
When you dreamt you were asked your worth.
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then witnessed a terrible accident.
When you dreamt you were asked your worth.