19 Nov Two Poems by John Freeman
Every Sunday belfry bats of dread
flapped in the day’s corners—
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flapped in the day’s corners—
12 Nov “Wondrous” by Sarah Freligh
I’m driving home from school when the radio talk
turns to E.B. White, his birthday, and I exit
the here and now of the freeway at rush hour,
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turns to E.B. White, his birthday, and I exit
the here and now of the freeway at rush hour,
05 Nov Three Poems by David C. Tirrell
As much as the dying rose
Would open up
It stands to sink nearby
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Would open up
It stands to sink nearby
29 Oct from Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson’s Envelope Poems by Jen Bervin (with Marta Werner)
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22 Oct “Grief” by Anne Elezabeth Pluto
I find it in my hands
listen while tuning
the guitar—I'm always sharp
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listen while tuning
the guitar—I'm always sharp
15 Oct “The Several Words I Have” by Michael Dumanis
You will never understand, try as you might,
a person other than yourself, controlling
an altogether different set of limbs.
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a person other than yourself, controlling
an altogether different set of limbs.
08 Oct “On Desire” by Sandra Simonds
“Do not give up on your desire” but tell me something that will
destroy my life.
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destroy my life.
01 Oct from “Border Crossings” by Dennis Maloney
On dark nights when I have no words of my
own, translations calm me, let me
jump deep in letter by letter
soaking up the dampness of the words.
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own, translations calm me, let me
jump deep in letter by letter
soaking up the dampness of the words.
24 Sep “Words are Not Enough” by Lori Desrosiers
Some days I realize
that all I have is words
which are not enough
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which are not enough
17 Sep “Creeley Song” by Peter Gizzi
all that is lovely
in words, even
if gone to pieces
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in words, even
if gone to pieces