Stories tagged poem

Residual

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Our dossiers grow taller, more robust

Residual

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Our afterlife depends upon// what interesting shape

Train 59, City of New Orleans

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Now every time I hear that John Bouttesong, I think of leaving youstanding in the station whileoutside my window abald eagle's nest in a deadcypress tree didn't amaze mea tenth as much as your tenacitybut it's strength reminded meof you so with cloudy eyes I had to…

My Bull

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the failures of human flesh

First Hangover

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the failure of human flesh

Tabula Rasa

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accidental ground/ for index-fingered figures

Green Roads

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Every Sunday I ask her the same question. Mami tu sabes quien soy yo?

the gift

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You never folded the covers back, Never dipped your precious nose inside To wonder what you were sending

Nausea

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It’s been a series of bad clams

The Infinite Wheel, Hold That Taxi

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Scientists have discovered what I already did once on dope way back in the Sixties. There are so many other earths out there that they are almost infinite. Now in our other lives we have to shuttle from planet to planet reading our poems. And o

Sylvia

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always the same racket

Life Stats

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for a farthing

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after she's spat you out, snickering

At a Reading

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His wife leans her head against a beam with her eyes closed while he reads out loud. Her mouth shut tightly, almost twisted shut. She's so weary. She raises her collar and sinks further into her neck. When he shouts, or explodes — nothing. Not

The World's Fireflies Are Being Counted

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A great doubt has been raised and can be seen from far away for they are even afraid now in heaven that things can't be going right and to be sure they have sent out angels to begin counting the fireflies Backyard volunteers are helping