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Poetry Breakfast

Serving a little poetic nourishment Monday thru Friday and featuring a Short Play Saturday Matinee to read.

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Al Ortolani

Johnson County Exit – A Poem by Al Ortolani

Johnson County Exit Through the soupy January mix of darkness and rain, it is difficult to see the painted lines on the highway. The truck fishtails at 45. On-coming traffic—a hundred eye-like lights—push from the suburbs into the city, choreographed,... Continue Reading →

Kayaking the Upper Buffalo – A Poem by Al Ortolani

Kayaking the Upper Buffalo Whitewater rainbows in spray, pool dropping between willows, river birch, driftwood—three buzzards, droop-shouldered, perch in ash. Popping lid on tin of sardines, one bird lifts immediately into flight, begins to turn circles on wingtip. Sun splashes... Continue Reading →

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