Monthly Archives: October 2011

Poem by Scott Beal

Elegy in Six Limericks                 — for Spencer Miles Kimball By Scott Beal There was an old man of Ann Arbor who was notably shy of the barber.                 While he’d calibrate phrases                 and navigate mazes his bright beard grew to cover … Continue reading

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Invented Forms: Wreathed Octavial and Centoum

By Jen Karetnick Wreathed Octavial All lines must begin and end with the same word All lines must be eight syllables long The poem is ten lines long American Dog Terrorists By Jen Karetnick Blood is what they want so … Continue reading

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Poem by Karrie Waarala

Processional (for D. Blair) By Karrie Waarala When you died, a parade poured out of your mouth. Minuscule tubas honked, butterfly wing parasols waved, a dreadlocked conductor led the way, shrilling his whistle, stomping his feet in syncopated 4/4 time … Continue reading

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Two Poems by Tony Brown

Less Than 1% By Tony Brown Luther, who grew up on the reservation with my father, said tonight while we were all watching the news: Everything here’s occupied and has been for years – why are they so willing to … Continue reading

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Invented Forms: Rejection Letter

By Robert Wynne The epistolary, or letter, form has long been an option in the standard poetic toolbox, but I’ve never been particularly drawn to it. Several years ago, however, when I was a co-editor at Cider Press Review, I … Continue reading

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Radius: Gary Tomlinson, G. Murray Thomas, Larry Colker

The Editors Write: G. Murray Thomas is the guy who’s always been there, the sort of tireless worker whose work underpins much of what makes a poetry community function. From his work as the co-founder and editor of Next … … Continue reading

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Poem by Sheila Black

A Suite for Kristallnacht By Sheila Black * (And to begin): The girl had red hair or perhaps it was a red scarf. This is why you remember her. * Someone asks if the rings were cut from the fingers … Continue reading

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Poem by Ann Cefola

For My Mother-in-Law Recently Passed By Ann Cefola – The Amber Room, Russian royal chamber (1701-1709) made of amber and gold leaf. You are like the Amber Room carefully lifted from the Catherine Palace, boxed and taken for safe-keeping by … Continue reading

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Poem by By Paulie Lipman

Shrayen For David Blair and the city of Denver By Paulie Lipman Somewhere in this apt building a guitar is being strangled not the erotic asphyxia of Hendrix but the rope a dope of a past prime boxer who sounds … Continue reading

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Poem in translation by Kumar Ambuj

Cruelty By Kumar Ambuj Forgiveness would go away gradually a desire for love would still be there but it would cease to be a necessity restlessness of achieving would wither and so would the suffering of loss not lonely any … Continue reading

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