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Bryant Literary Review

2000

Poetry

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Handwriting, Ace Boggess Jan 2000

Handwriting, Ace Boggess

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In the Fourth Grade, my teacher--
that aptly named Mrs. Johnson,


Black Jellies, Eggs, And The Pearling Of Ovaries, Cathleen Calbert Jan 2000

Black Jellies, Eggs, And The Pearling Of Ovaries, Cathleen Calbert

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The fire is stoked, kindling set in triangles.
Black jellies are sealed with wax, and loaves


The Flummoxed Flummoxer, Thomas Dorsett Jan 2000

The Flummoxed Flummoxer, Thomas Dorsett

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Speckled guppies, young and old,
almost worthless, 12 cents each,


Bread, Sean Thomas Dougherty Jan 2000

Bread, Sean Thomas Dougherty

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I transmutate from the dead leaves
of late autumn
into a loaf of bread,


Daughter, Richard Dry Jan 2000

Daughter, Richard Dry

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I saw a father and daughter
playing catch


Itinerary, Susan Wallack Jan 2000

Itinerary, Susan Wallack

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On a freshly tarred, single-lane highway, a snaky
blue line parts here from there,,


Hum Of Thoughts, C. J. Morrissey Jan 2000

Hum Of Thoughts, C. J. Morrissey

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I have made a blanket with words
and have placed it on the mantel for safekeeping.


The Word Box, Christopher Brookhouse Jan 2000

The Word Box, Christopher Brookhouse

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We can't sleep.


Fair Trade, Cathleen Calbert Jan 2000

Fair Trade, Cathleen Calbert

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Young women turn to older men for power,
acclaim, and money. In exchange, they offer beauty,


A Bright Summer Day In Boston, Geoffrey Jarok Jan 2000

A Bright Summer Day In Boston, Geoffrey Jarok

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The tubes that lead to nowhere.
The boredom of the sunshine,


Snow, Janet Mccann Jan 2000

Snow, Janet Mccann

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Whiteness like the birth of memory.
Now a glitter.


Upon Awakening, Janet Proulx Jan 2000

Upon Awakening, Janet Proulx

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The alarm clock makes me feel so wise
18 when I'm dreaming, 50 when I rise


House On Munday Road, Trent Busch Jan 2000

House On Munday Road, Trent Busch

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Where the road curves back
against the hill to miss


There Are Gods, Rob Cook Jan 2000

There Are Gods, Rob Cook

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creating a new species of shadow. there are gods smoking cigarettes in
cheap hotels on the rings of saturn. there are gods lurking inside


Pedagogy, Allison Joseph Jan 2000

Pedagogy, Allison Joseph

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Sometimes I dream about my students--
how they yawn and fidget in indifference


The Hand, Brady Rhoades Jan 2000

The Hand, Brady Rhoades

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All winter my left hand has assumed
The death grip, as if it knows something


Documentary, J. R. Solonche Jan 2000

Documentary, J. R. Solonche

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Rome burns. Then London.


Minuet, Gary J. Whitehead Jan 2000

Minuet, Gary J. Whitehead

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Its keys as yellowed as false teeth,
the piano I imagine my father's mother owns


Forced To Read A Big, Black, Boring Textbook In The Rain, Jeb Santos Jan 2000

Forced To Read A Big, Black, Boring Textbook In The Rain, Jeb Santos

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It's the opposite of inspiring
Dark soggy day


Doing Seventy On The Highway, J. R. Solonche Jan 2000

Doing Seventy On The Highway, J. R. Solonche

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Doing seventy on the highway,
I look over at my wife.


Dedication, Allan Peterson Jan 2000

Dedication, Allan Peterson

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A cat, the color of my napkin plays
Twitching on a blue boat, a cat itself,