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In Perpetual Spring by Amy Gerstler
In Perpetual Spring by Amy Gerstler (published in her book, Bitter Angel, North Point Press, 1990) Gardens are also good places to sulk....

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Apr 28, 20241 min read


After Looking into a Book Belonging to My Great-Grandfather, Eli Eliakim Plutzik by Hyam Plutzik
After Looking into a Book Belonging to My Great-Grandfather, Eli Eliakim Plutzik by Hyam Plutzik (published in his book, Apples from...

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Apr 24, 20241 min read


On the Recovery of Canis Familiaris from Sputnik 2, 1957 by Bailey Blumenstock
On the Recovery of Canis Familiaris from Sputnik 2, 1957 by Bailey Blumenstock (published in The Maine Review, Issue 6.1, 2020) Before...

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Apr 21, 20241 min read


I tell my children by Victoria Chang
I tell my children by Victoria Chang published in her 2020 book, Obit (Copper Canyon Press) I tell my children that hope is like a blue...

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Apr 17, 20241 min read


Her Perfect Dad by Kathleen Aguero
Her Perfect Dad by Kathleen Aguero (published in her 2013 book, after that, Tiger Bark Press) I'm Carson Drew. I disappear, don't...

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Apr 14, 20241 min read


Seeing the Eclipse in Maine by Robert Bly
Seeing the Eclipse in Maine by Robert Bly (published in 1997, and here) It started about noon. On top of Mount Batte, We were all...

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Apr 10, 20241 min read


Path of Totality by Niina Pollari
Path of Totality by Niina Pollari (published in her 2022 book, Path of Totality, by Soft Skull Press) Something set you into motion. A...

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Apr 7, 20241 min read


A Blessing by James Wright
A Blessing by James Wright (published in Above the River: The Complete Poems) Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota, Twilight...

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Apr 3, 20241 min read
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