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“Perfume” [by James Merrill]
Ticklish no longerWith tangibilityNor rooted, crimson, overThe worm's inching stupor Little but a spiritCostly and volatileAm I, want of my touch unstoppersNow that you suffer it. from The Country of a Thousand Years of…
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Time for a Snack: Move with Melissa [by Stacey Lehman]
This is a the second in a series of brief gentle exercises to help boost your mood and make you feel more alert. Find the first in the series with Melissa here. –sdl
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9 X Heidegger [by Alina Gregorian]
9 x Heidegger There used to be nine planets.There used to be a sun on top of the galaxythat played Chopin on a tiny violin.The astronaut said it was sad.The moon used to say…
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A Curse on Blockheads [by Walter Carey]
Again thanks to Stacey Harwood for this opportunity to air my stray thoughts. . . I am a reader of poetry, get BAP annually, but write very little. . .mainly prose poems like the…
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Chris Mason: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
_________________________________________________________________________ Pocket Dial Cell phone pocket dials daughter sleeping with boyfriend, pre-dawn. Crickets, truck banging around, cell phone doesn’t dial cranky exuberant Mrs. Deemer, or the…
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 1919-2021 [by Michael Palma]
For a number of years the editors of Italian Americana gave the John Ciardi Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry. The following citation appeared in the Summer 2008 issue to announce the awarding of…
