Tag Archives: political poems

Poem by Cortney Lamar Charleston

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August 7, 2014 by author

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Victor D. Infante

“American Terrorism in Seven Acts”
By Cortney Lamar Charleston

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Survival tactic: poor movie etiquette.
I keep my cell phone on silent, never off.

As people file into the theater,
I locate the exit signs. Record … Continue reading→

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Three Poems by Casey Rocheteau

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August 7, 2014 by author

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Victor D. Infante

The Godfinger Sweeps Away the Free Past
By Casey Rocheteau

Sweatseason was at its peak until the phone rang out
Time became a knotted rope anchored to a void
My brother ran across the yard before the … Continue reading→

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Poem by John Garmon

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July 30, 2014 by author

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Victor D. Infante

This Side of Awkwardness
By John Garmon

I have become a human body
All this time I was a terrorist
My dialogue was switched at birth
The pelting sleet flew off my window
Blots of … Continue reading→

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Poem by Colin Dodds

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July 25, 2014 by author

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Victor D. Infante

Everything Will Blossom
By Colin Dodds

Midway through life, I got a flat tire
on a search for a soul, which backfired

I can’t consult
the paintings of faceless kings in the hall

And the statues make … Continue reading→

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Two Poems by Sean Battle

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July 18, 2014 by author

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Victor D. Infante

In the Gray Area
By Sean Battle

“Dark and light, bad and good, are not different but one and the same”-Heraclitus

So what if Christopher Dorner turned sirens on cop culture:
Badge wearing killers of spirits whose bodies … Continue reading→

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