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Omaha Beach, Jon Malchiodi
Omaha Beach, Jon Malchiodi
Bryant Literary Review
My only friend Bill sits beside me.
He smells like booze and is burning,
Funky Fresh, Ryan Girard
Funky Fresh, Ryan Girard
Bryant Literary Review
Warm lights flash
Scuffs of roller skates litter the dance floor
Laundry, Will Walker
Laundry, Will Walker
Bryant Literary Review
It's what separates us from the beasts.
Plato did not say I only wear
the idea of laundry;
A Fifth Of Old Crow, Mitch Lescarbeau
A Fifth Of Old Crow, Mitch Lescarbeau
Bryant Literary Review
Feathers black as an undertaker's wingtips,
he struts resplendent with a monocle and a walking stick
Monastery, Marc Harshman
Monastery, Marc Harshman
Bryant Literary Review
Inside the cloistered quiet the men dug vegetables
and listened for God
The Man Who Will Perform My Colonoscopy, Charles Harper Webb
The Man Who Will Perform My Colonoscopy, Charles Harper Webb
Bryant Literary Review
As I slouch in the shower, drained by fear
and laxatives, does he look forward to a day
Older Brother, Thomas A. West, Jr.
Older Brother, Thomas A. West, Jr.
Bryant Literary Review
As a child I wondered
what the lobster saw in the last second
before it flopped twisting into boiling
A Litany For Tender Mercies And Tougher Meats, Sean Gill
A Litany For Tender Mercies And Tougher Meats, Sean Gill
Bryant Literary Review
"Reebs, chicken, poke chop, slice beef, chop beef, turkey laig, links, baked pohtatah, boot ann, bolo,
Bravo, Lisa Starr
Bravo, Lisa Starr
Bryant Literary Review
And when, at last,
September rolls around again,
there is a wild flurry among the leaves
Elegy For Galway Kinnell, David O'Connell
Elegy For Galway Kinnell, David O'Connell
Bryant Literary Review
November, the first snowfall, a confectionary sugar,
is turning now to sleet, the evening's tempo quickening
This Man's Life, Brian Daldorph
This Man's Life, Brian Daldorph
Bryant Literary Review
If only for a short time
a man has all that he wants:
John, Paul, George And Me, Brian Daldorph
John, Paul, George And Me, Brian Daldorph
Bryant Literary Review
I was the Beatles' first drummer,
played the first gig at The Cavern
The Acid God & The Anti-Dad, Saint James Harris Wood
The Acid God & The Anti-Dad, Saint James Harris Wood
Bryant Literary Review
With his dirty blond grown-out Beatles haircut, secondhand Hawaiian silk shirts and second-rate flip-flops
Whistler's Mother, Lisa Starr
Whistler's Mother, Lisa Starr
Bryant Literary Review
"Why I are you whistling?" I ask.
Have I been? He replies.
Is it annoying?
With Birds Flying Below Her, Patricia O'Donnell
With Birds Flying Below Her, Patricia O'Donnell
Bryant Literary Review
Where Muriel wants to be is sitting on a terrace, one on a mountain with a view of the ocean.
Father's 86th Birthday, Douglas K. Currier
Father's 86th Birthday, Douglas K. Currier
Bryant Literary Review
He wonders why he should go another year.
He can barely walk; he can't grip with his hands
Inherent Vice, Brennan D'Elena
Inherent Vice, Brennan D'Elena
Bryant Literary Review
The sun sets, pages age, leaves wither away.
Glass shatters, candy melts, eggs break, ponds dry.
Escape, Dolores Redfearn
Escape, Dolores Redfearn
Bryant Literary Review
Mambo sounds provoke the silence, waking the sleepwalkers in the street below.
Growing Up, Worlds Apart (August -- December 2014), Daniel A. Harris
Growing Up, Worlds Apart (August -- December 2014), Daniel A. Harris
Bryant Literary Review
"What I didn't understand," you replied
as we talked of our first contacts with blacks,
Message Status, David Shrauger
Message Status, David Shrauger
Bryant Literary Review
Sam awoke with a smile, just like he did every day.
He brushed his teeth with a smile,
Fly With Me, Meagan Pessolano
Fly With Me, Meagan Pessolano
Bryant Literary Review
I drink to our love tonight
Cheers to all the lovers across the seas
Trap, Susan Johnson
Trap, Susan Johnson
Bryant Literary Review
A loud snap, a mouse half-trapped
one leg caught, one free, still leaping
You Could Die Laughing (For Sarah Purnell And Especially For Anne), Don Fisher
You Could Die Laughing (For Sarah Purnell And Especially For Anne), Don Fisher
Bryant Literary Review
I told a co-worker about a mutual friend dying.
She thumbed away one tear.
Laundromat, Sheila Golburgh Johnson
Laundromat, Sheila Golburgh Johnson
Bryant Literary Review
Out of the washer
endlessly swirling,
damp and wrinkled
and knotted from harsh
Precipitate, Erin Redfern
Precipitate, Erin Redfern
Bryant Literary Review
He had it in the bag.
He could have drawn
the string.
Love Match, Ann Robinson
Love Match, Ann Robinson
Bryant Literary Review
Beast with cufflinks and condoms,
studmuffin with biceps a woman could climb,
Oh My Brother, Katie Koumarianos
Oh My Brother, Katie Koumarianos
Bryant Literary Review
The rifle stands wedged into the ground
between standard issue combat boots
Into The Storm, Tatianna Williams
Into The Storm, Tatianna Williams
Bryant Literary Review
Olivia sits in the chair near the silent radio and reaches for her brush with a trembling hand.
Grounded, Marilyn Ringer
Grounded, Marilyn Ringer
Bryant Literary Review
From the pavement
of the small-town
parking lot I watch
Library Of The Lost, Howard R. Wolf
Library Of The Lost, Howard R. Wolf
Bryant Literary Review
He had spent years paying attention to his elders, and now he was one.