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Mother of a Black Man

11.09.12 Posted in today's words by

Veronica Dangerfield’s most recent poem to appear here was Trinity, published as part of Contributor Series 5: Dramatis Personae in May 2010. Mother of a Black ManBy Veronica Dangerfield Mother of a Black ManNot easy at allKnowing your baby is targetedVigilant, alert, you wait for the callDarkness, lurking strangersHate rears its wretched headReady to attack your […]


Van Gogh’s Ear

11.09.12 Posted in words to linger on by

Martin Willitts Jr’s poem The Man With Wheels in His Head appeared here in September 2012.Van Gogh’s Ear(based on the painting Self Portrait, by Van Gogh, 1889)By Martin Willitts Jr * There are two conflicting stories as to how Van Gogh lost his ear.The famous one is he cut it off and gave it to a prostitute.The […]


IBW

11.06.12 Posted in today's words by

James Mc Elroy completed his earlier undergraduate and graduate studies at Trinity College, Dublin. He taught at the Irish College of Journalism and the National University of Ireland. After several years teaching (and with another Irish recession looming on the horizon), Mc Elroy decided to leave Dublin and go to New York, where he continued […]


Mystification Demystified

11.06.12 Posted in today's words by

Ali Znaidi lives in Redeyef, Tunisia. He graduated with a BA in Anglo-American studies in 2002. He teaches English at Tunisian public secondary schools. He writes poetry and has an interest in literature, language, and literary translations. His work has appeared atThe Bamboo Forest, The Camel Saloon, phantom kangaroo, BoySlut, fortunates.org, Otoliths, Dead Snakes, Speech […]


Pondering Owl

11.05.12 Posted in today's words by

Burgess Needle’s work has appeared in fine journals including but not limited toBlack Market Review, Connotation Press, Raving Dove, Boston Literary Magazine, Prick of the Spindle, The Camel Saloon, Eunoia Review, DeComp, and Red Fez. His poetry collection Every Crow in the Blue Sky was published by Diminuendo Press in 2009. Burgess taught English for the Peace Corps […]


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