Paths to Mazatlan
Paths to Mazatlan by Dan Hedges Wind turbines scatter Spanish history over semantic payloads, causing the surplus gauge to fail in the haunting tense. Lichens
Month: June 2012
Quick One Before I Go
Quick One Before I Go by David Lehman There comes a time in every man’s life when he thinks: I have never had a single
To Doctor Joe Ofalt
To Doctor Joe Ofalt Joseph Hargraves Last night, while taking turns giving each other oral vocabulary tests, you said a sycophant is what you are
I still can’t get it right
I still can’t get it right by Kathryn S. Byer I don’t know. I still can’t get it right, the way those dirt roads cut
No one reviews books anymore.
A Short History Of Book Reviewing’s Long Decline There have been enough essays on the death of book reading, but have there been enough words
Being Grateful
Being Grateful by Halifax the last word Thank you, what-s-yer-face for these made up words the ones borrowed forever strung together invisibly Sanskrit scarecrow bricks
Cruel Kiss
Cruel Kiss by Carolynn Kingyens To mouth the word cruel is to mimic a kiss. If you don’t believe me, try it yourself. Did Judas
The Fathers
The Fathers by E. Muir Our fathers all were poor, Poorer our fathers’ fathers; Beyond, we dare not look. We, the sons, keep store Of
Contemplation of the Navel
Contemplation of the Navel by Sy Roth Perhaps you hadn’t noticed But there is someone out there Contemplating his navel As embarrassing as that action
Yesterday, 1995
 Yesterday, 1995 by Holly Day After he was born, I threw out all the photos taken of my life, the days before his birth, determined