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Five Poems by Laura Lee Washburn

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June 11, 2019 by author

How to Get There
By Laura Lee Washburn

Follow Eliza. Toss an apple
for your toddler boy to keep him
moving toward and away from.

Let the good people who will
feed. Sleep in a ditch. Sleep
under a tree. Carry the child.
Carry your neighbor’s … Continue reading→

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‘Two Minutes Thirteen Seconds,’ by Holly Day

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June 5, 2019 by author

Victor D. Infante

Two Minutes Thirteen Seconds
By Holly Day

Years later, when all was forgiven, Jacob
would have Esau over for dinner
to share some of the good fortune that continued to come his way
long after one would have expected.
They would sit around their … Continue reading→

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Three Poems by Sylvia Beaupre

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May 20, 2019 by author

Victor D. Infante

Cages
By Sylvia Beaupre

Confined so they can’t move, the pigs
thrash and squeal until at last
they give up, go still and silent;
chickens, too, packed by multiples
compacted, caged in the wire bellies
of semis, comatose in heat and wind;
and what about those … Continue reading→

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‘Epilogue for the 21st Century,’ by Nancy Mercado

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May 15, 2019 by author

Victor D. Infante

Epilogue for the 21st Century
By Nancy Mercado

And the demon took possession of the nation
Leading it by the nose in circles
Engaging in topsy-turvy talk
Weaving and unstitching gnarls of lies
Dangling morsels of doubletalk and innuendos
And the nation jumped
In attempts to capture … Continue reading→

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Five Poems by Mary Shanley

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May 6, 2019 by author

Victor D. Infante

Jane Bowles
By Mary Shanley

We meet in a chamber
deep within the recesses
of a milieu encompassing
centuries of souls exotique.

I recognize your scent,
Casbah, 1949.

Shoot a glance
double take
fatal charmer of snakes
within my skin
ready to shed again,
I find you irresistible.

Alexander
By Mary Shanley

Alexander … Continue reading→

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