Category Archives: Guest contributors

‘Three very short stories,’ by Rupprecht Mayer

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July 19, 2016 by author

Three very short stories
By Rupprecht Mayer

My son

I’m an old man now, and the times are getting harder. I do not mind, because what could be harder than death? But my son is only thirty-three and already … Continue reading→

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‘Song Fragments From the Brokenhearted Chorus’: A Composite Poem

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July 10, 2016 by author

Victor D. Infante

Song Fragments From the Brokenhearted Chorus
A Composite Poem

Sift dirt from any American lawn: chipped calcium and nitrogen
amendments enrich the roses’ blush past burn with meal ground
from the murdered and … Continue reading→

Posted in Editors, Guest contributors, Regular contributors| Tagged Composite Poem, Eirean Bradley, Ellyn Maybe, Heather J. Macpherson, Jaimes Palacio, Jenith Charpentier, Marvin Bell, political poems, Richard H. Fox, Suzanne Lummis, Tony Brown| 6 Replies|

‘Poem Written on the Anniversary of Mike Brown’s Murder, Ending in a Pearl,’ by Julian Randall

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July 8, 2016 by author

Victor D. Infante

Poem Written on the Anniversary of Mike Brown’s Murder, Ending in a Pearl
After Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib
By Julian Randall

Is the sky to go white again?
A rapture in the hue of a pearl.
More … Continue reading→

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‘Remembering My Time As a Student (For David Blair),’ By Justin Rogers

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July 6, 2016 by author

Victor D. Infante

Remembering My Time As a Student (For David Blair)
By Justin Rogers

You are a River Rouge stench
creeping like a grimy greyhound
from west to east. You are remembered
for how sweet that stench … Continue reading→

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Two Poems by Heather J. Macpherson

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June 21, 2016 by author

Victor D. Infante

The Ellen Jamesian is a Mermaid
By Heather J. Macpherson

Sailing shorthanded, the catboat
swings forth with a mind set on me,
two men all dark summer flesh, caught
up with myth. And I took the … Continue reading→

Posted in Guest contributors| Tagged Heather J. Macpherson, John Irving, Kurt Cobain, Response to Literature| 2 Replies|