Monthly Archives: August 2012

Poem by Gerald McCarthy

The death ship By Gerald McCarthy For each flower you pick I will bring you a body— a handful of grapes for an arm, lemons for eyes blinded by fire. Here, these legs for a field of poppies, or a … Continue reading

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Hurt: Suite for Trayvon and too many more

By Danez Smith For Black Boys sunrise, the light is searing into your back again. today might be the day like every other might be that you become smoke and a loud bang fireworks no ones bother to marvel at … Continue reading

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Poem by El Habib Louai

I Shall not Dwell in Memoriam of Anything By El Habib Louai In such times of wretchedness as these I would rather huddle with my brothers Many unknown dear sisters I will not watch from an attic window Waiting for … Continue reading

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Poem by Jerry Garcia

Troponin of Protest By Jerry Garcia a protein within a troponin complex helps regulate the heartbeat and can be used as an indicator of myocardial infarction (heart attack.) Mindset accrual of uncertainty blindly coursing days. Roadblocks hold back light like … Continue reading

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Poem by Rupprecht Mayer

There is a New Documentary By Rupprecht Mayer Which does not show how the tyrannosaurs tore into the ceratopsians, but how well the grass tasted for the stegosaurus, and the blossoming branches for the ankylosaurus. Which does not show how … Continue reading

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