Most people are familiar with the theatrical convention of “The Fourth Wall,” an invisible barrier between a play’s audience and actors. As with any convention, the strictness … Continue reading→

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Three Poems by Davy Knittle

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March 23, 2012 by author

Victor D. Infante

Children’s Hospital: Memory
By Davy Knittle

(double dutch)

the bust of the fuses in a shootout
a shirt for the boy in the squad car

selective concessions to ruin,
delays, amplifications on
whose houses you burn … Continue reading→

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Invented Form: The Pseudotaph

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March 18, 2012 by author

Victor D. Infante

The Pseudotaph
By Chris Bays

A pseudotaph, or false burial, is an invented word and poetic form that is similar to the epitaph when it comes to tone, which can range from the melancholic to the humorous, and verse, … Continue reading→

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The Male Slam Experience vs The Female Slam Experience

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March 13, 2012 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Rachel McKibbens

It has taken me two years to get around to writing this, but after coming home from the Women of the World poetry slam on Sunday, and being asked repeatedly what I meant by something I said … Continue reading→

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