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Tears

09.26.11 Posted in words to linger on by

Megan Coxe has just returned to Texas from a sabbatical year in Almeria, Spain as an assistant English teacher to be plunged back into American life. She now splits her time pursuing an MA in Hispanic Literature at the University of Texas, coping with the unexpected return to her birthplace, and plotting her next international […]


In Pieces

09.22.11 Posted in words to linger on by

Julie Ellinger Hunt’s most recent poem to appear here was Fruit Flies. Do you love her work? Her second full-length poetry collection is available via unbound CONTENT. Buy it, read it, and let her know you can’t wait for read her third full-length poetry collection …  In PiecesBy Julie Ellinger Hunt 1. you call out, no one […]


Arthur: of Volutsia Street

09.19.11 Posted in words to linger on by

Robert Cory’s poem Alcatraz appeared here as part of Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears. Arthur: of Volutsia StreetBy Robert Cory Rod was our clean-up hitter. Batted left, threw right; had buck teeth. Lived several blocks north of Lincoln Street in Arthur’s neighborhood. No relation but had the skinny on how we could make […]


The Knight of Despair

09.15.11 Posted in words to linger on by

A’Yara Stein’s most recent poem here was It’s All in the Translation (July 2011). This is an intense persona poem. The Knight of DespairBy A’Yara Stein Jesus and Judas were best friends. A bear chained to nothing more than myself, I should have been more like my brother who worked in the daytime and got paid a […]


Where Did I Leave That Poem?

09.13.11 Posted in words to linger on by

Jean McLeod’s most recent poem to appear here was Sacred Cows, published as part of Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears. Hey! Wait a minute! Cows?!?! Where Did I Leave That Poem?By Jean McLeod I have a notebook full of words. Full! What it needs is verbs for energy instead of cut, how about slash, geld, […]


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