Monthly Archives: January 2012

Three Poems by Lyn Lifshin

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January 30, 2012 by author

In A Breeze Of Dates And Olives, 4000 Years BC
By Lyn Lifshin

                                                The first poet we know to have signed her name to what
                                                she wrote, she Lived 2285-2250BCE. High priestess in the
                                                Sumerian city state … Continue reading→

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Invented Form: The Fusion Sonnet

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January 27, 2012 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Sonnet Mondal

The fusion sonnet comprises a 14 line Poem followed by a half sonnet of 7 lines acting as a coda or tail to add additional stability to the poem. No particular meter is followed fusing it with … Continue reading→

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Engaging Space: Collaborations on the Berm with Sydney Lancaster

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January 22, 2012 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Catherine Owen

In which I discuss the process of a deep engagement with my physical environment in Edmonton where I lived from 2006-2009, partially through the aegis of a visual artist with whom I spent several … Continue reading→

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Poem by Jess Provencio

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January 19, 2012 by author

Victor D. Infante

madame fortune teller
By Jess Provencio

i’m next door to the oldest 18 and over club in weho
when they get there early
they stop at starbucks to caffeinate then come to see me
i’ve sat here … Continue reading→

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Two poems by Corrina Bain

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January 17, 2012 by author

Victor D. Infante

Induction
By Corrina Bain

We are here to honor a dead woman-writer.
It’s a party.
A white lady in timidly indigenous clothing
smilingly wonders what Sylvia Plath
would be like now.

I am not really … Continue reading→

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