Tag Archives: political poems

Two Poems by Shakeema Smalls

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July 19, 2017 by author

runners
By Shakeema Smalls

we discuss feathers with bald-headed parrots
dueling marionettes threading a baby-nation
across killing fields
new mascots for airline photos
and highway drive bys

the only time we quiet is when … Continue reading→

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‘The Wall,’ by Kathryn Guille

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July 16, 2017 by author

Victor D. Infante

The Wall
By Kathryn Guille

We live by tunneling for we are the people buried alive. – Anne Carson

Mexican flags wave near the Aberdeenshire
golf course. they know about
cities built upon sealed plague,
bones … Continue reading→

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Invented Form: The Black Panther Mechanism

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June 14, 2017 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Jonathan Papas

“Papas Panther Mechanism” and “Hairsuit Panther Mechanism” are both examples of a “black panther mechanism,” a form I made up some time ago. It’s based off of a concept introduced in Dianetics, one of the foundational texts of … Continue reading→