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Pneuma
He once declared / That the spirit is like this.
Geoff Knowlton
Poetry
Recovering Boy
He’s maybe 5. / Thrashing, crying post-op.
Gay Norton Edelman
Poetry
In Need of Repair
A metaphor for today.
Jennie Sherwin
Poetry
Work
She asks why I do it. / What’s to be gained / From the daily grind—
Bart Edelman
Poetry
Singer of Everyday Miracles
For Michael Glaser.
Wayne Karlin
Poetry
Never Seen
I’ve never seen frost on sand. / I’ve never seen waves withdraw ...
Morrow Dowdle
Poetry
Joyful Noise
Arturo is preaching now. / The Aymara gutturals and rasps pour out
Nancy Thomas
Poetry
Music and Silence
We decided, since we are allowed to decide, / since our ritual is flexible, to have instead
Howard Nelson
Poetry
Real Estate Blues
Four days past Christmas and the rains have come. / From my cavern of envy, I present to you Rant…
Alexander Levering Kern
Poetry
Even the Rocks Will Cry Out
If you should keep silent / in praise of God, / even the rocks will cry out.
Cynthia Gallaher
Poetry
Blackout
My singing skirt material I got cheap / like blackout curtains / do they have that now?
Margaret Crompton
Poetry
Coffee Hour, 1965
The ladies are staying far too long / after First Day School. We look for our
Sara Clancy
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