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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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Tagged Elegies for Poets, Scott Beal, Spencer Miles Kimball
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Tagged Bharatbhooshan Tiwari, Kumar Ambuj, Looking East
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