Category Archives: Regular contributors

Poem by Tony Brown

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June 26, 2013 by author

The Blood I Can Draw
By Tony Brown

Joe Frazier’s left hooks
were on my mind
right after I turned eleven
and had just listened
to the Fight Of The Century
on a scratchy … Continue reading→

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Poem by Lenore Weiss

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May 24, 2013 by author

Victor D. Infante

Song for Guns & License

Paper mill town closed down.
Sporting goods store the big draw.
Hunters shop for camouflage,
a new barrel gauge. Deer season.

Six months here,
I’m in a red chair with a … Continue reading→

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Going Up? Going Down?: Getting Stuck Between Floors in Melissa Culbertson’s ‘Elevator Love Song’

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April 25, 2013 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Jean Macpherson

I like a poem with bullshit. And flowers.

I purchased several journals at AWP Boston and, oddly enough, I submitted to most of them in the past as well as recently. Rejection, rejection, rejection! But never mind … Continue reading→

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Notes in the Margin: Poetry in the Information Age

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January 24, 2013 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Lenore Weiss

Working as a writer in the computer industry suited me fine. First I contracted at engineering companies. I moved on to other positions. My role required me to interview software engineers, marketing and business analysts, and to … Continue reading→

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Saturday Night Electric Shock at Napa State

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December 2, 2012 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Lenore Weiss

What language do you think I’m talking? Yes, give me a cigarette. I’m feeling about as shitty as yesterday when they brought me in and my hand hurts. It’s bandaged. Busted it through the glass when I … Continue reading→

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