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From the magazine:From “Wound Up”
By julie ezelle patton
A hand writing. That’s always interesting. That’s the pleasure of writing. Like hang gliding—you lift… A hand writing. That’s always interesting. That’s the pleasure of writing. Like hang gliding—you lift…Poem
From the magazine:Eyeless in Gaza
By Edward Salem
Summer in Gaza City was easy and beautiful.
I emailed my ex-girlfriend in New York
that I’d just walked…
I emailed my ex-girlfriend in New York
that I’d just walked…
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From the magazine:Now You Are Like a God
By Jill McDonough
Now you are like a god, said the man on the street
after he saw me struggling with three window screens…
after he saw me struggling with three window screens…
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By Asa Drake
The couple who owns the restaurant that makes
you feel safe with homemade bean curd uses a variation,…
you feel safe with homemade bean curd uses a variation,…
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From the magazine:How to Play THIS GAME
By Craig Morgan Teicher
Each player gets
out of bed and dresses.
Each player uses
the toilet then
they do what they do
in the morning…
out of bed and dresses.
Each player uses
the toilet then
they do what they do
in the morning…
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i know it’s unnecessary, but hear me out:
as a kid, even the gold kept in the mall
was fake. chains that would leave metallic stains...
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From the magazine:The Egg and the Stone
By Sylvie Kandé
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From the magazine:Say Word?
By CM Burroughs
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CM Burroughs
CM Burroughs is associate professor of poetry at Columbia College Chicago. She is the author of the collections The Vital System (Tupelo Press, 2012) and Master Suffering (Tupelo Press, 2020.) Burroughs has been awarded fellowships and grants from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, Djerassi Foundation, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Cave Canem. She has received commissions from the Studio Museum of Harlem and the Warhol Museum to create poetry...
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