Category Archives: Guest contributors

Poem by Rick Lupert

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March 20, 2015 by author

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Victor D. Infante

I Am From Ork
for Robin Williams
By Rick Lupert

Here’s to the crazy one the one
on the red jump suit
the one from the other planet.

Here’s to the one who was in my … Continue reading→

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Poem by Bill Abbott

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March 17, 2015 by author

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Victor D. Infante

The Hero of the Story
By Bill Abbott

Don’t you wonder if there’s more to it than this?
Don’t you think there is?

I drive at high speeds parallel to the oncoming onslaught of traffic, inches away,
… Continue reading→

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Two Poems by Vincent Poturica

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March 14, 2015 by author

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Victor D. Infante

the most punk rock band in the world had no electric guitars
By Vincent Poturica

I’d like every nuclear stockpile to be detonated simultaneously
to even the playing field to stop being so petty to remember
to … Continue reading→

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Poem by Wil Gibson

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March 6, 2015 by author

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Victor D. Infante

Self Portrait #12
By Wil Gibson

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It is always harvest time in Northern
Illinois. Northern Illinois has an eye to the
autumn all year long. All year long the
summer is met with worry. … Continue reading→

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‘I Have A Right to be Angry’: The Power and Pain of #BlackPoetsSpeakOut

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December 6, 2014 by author

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Victor D. Infante

Essay by Victor D. Infante, Poems by Alan King, Christina Springer, Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib, Casey Rocheteau, Sonya Renee Taylor and Danez Smith

It is agonizing to witness a community wailing in despair, to hear the pain echo across the sky. But … Continue reading→

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