The Corner of Wells and Madison by Donal Mahoney I know that if I ever fall in the street the way that man did, in the middle of an intersection, someone will mind. But if unlike that man I make... Continue Reading →
Octavio Paz (1914-1998) was born in Mexico and received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990. He read from The Collected Poems of Octavio Paz 1957-1987, in Spanish, with his translator Eliot Weinberger, who read the English versions of the... Continue Reading →
Joy Harjo Reading at the Dodge Poetry Festival 2008 "We Were There When Jazz Was Invented, or Letter to Lawson"
ROAD BED by Don Kingfisher Campbell lying on her side like she was sleeping golden brown fur still absorbing morning sunlight so intact so peaceful cars drive around the feline we continue on asphalt in our metal machines swerve away... Continue Reading →
Bad French and Ficus Trees by Matt Randall Disturbed by the dying air conditioning, the dusty fake tree beats a torn branch against the dirty window. I look at it and wonder why it hasn’t been replaced—or dusted. At the... Continue Reading →
Soon by Anne Britting Oleson In the yellow daylight I am afraid of nothing except not being in your mind. I catch my breath and turn about, thinking: soon. Thinking: what unbearable agony there is in waiting to breathe. Things... Continue Reading →
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