Glaciers (Removed)

“Glaciers” by John Kucera has been removed from the August 2023 online edition due to plagiarism.

The actual author of the poem is John Minczeski; its original title is “In the Fifth Month of Lockdown I Plant Clematis.” You can read it in its original format at One Art poetry magazine, which published it in April 2022.

John Kucera

John Kucera (aka John Siepkes) has been accused of plagiarism by numerous publications in early 2024. Original bio: John Kucera was educated at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, Pa. His work has appeared in New Reader magazine and Philadelphia Stories. He currently lives in Phoenix, Ariz.

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