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Wanton Introversion, Ivan Van Wingerden Mr.

English

This senior project is a manuscript of original poetry.

Cheers, Death, Richard Vie

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.

The Nightingale Of Austerlitz, Lindsay Marianna Walker

Dissertations

The Nightingale of Austerlitz employs poetry, fiction, and nonfiction to articulate the theme of (mis)communication. A pliable, multi-genre approach was necessary to convey the urgency of two central characters’ desire to connect despite the impossibility of doing so. Prose interrupts and challenges the set precision of poetry in order to embody the stops and starts—the literal and figurative breakdowns—of communication. The juxtaposition of genres dramatizes dialogue, silence, affective distance, and desire. Song, sound, repetition (using lullaby, referencing music, thematizing the ear) further assert the power of language as performance and aesthetics as consolation, and provoke a particular kind of attention …

Upstate Roadkill Memorial Service, Scott Christian Fynboe

Dissertations

Upstate Roadkill Memorial Service is a collection of poems that examines death and mortality and includes a critical preface.

36., Sean Lause

Bryant Literary Review

Thomas Null, machine 36, the hole-puncher,
was secretly apprenticed to despair

Too Much, Mac Hamilton

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.

Vermicelli, Uncle Vinh, Huy Dang

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.

Poem No. 103, May 2010, Huntsville Literary Association (Huntsvile, Ala.)

POEM

The Huntsville Literary Association was founded in 1967 to provide a community for writers, readers, and artists through workshops, readings, and educational programs. One of their key contributions is the literary magazine titled POEM which showcases original writings from both established and emerging writers. This issue features poems from various writers.

Children At The Wake, John Grey

Bryant Literary Review

I admit that, more than once,

I've pointed to the sky

Dedication, Charles Harper Webb

Bryant Literary Review

Where did Blake Bumgardner find the washtub-sized
cojones to confess over the phone, then listen

Confidence, Laura Buermann

Bryant Literary Review

I am a polysyllabic phenomenon,
a thesauric wunderkind

Bee Lust In Manhattan, John F. Buckley, Martin Ott

Bryant Literary Review

Thousands of bees swarmed outside a Manhattan
deli, trapping dozens of patrons, the meat scent

I Killed A Bug Last Night, Carol Hamilton

Bryant Literary Review

He was walking along the edge
of the tasseled rug, no hurry,

On The First Morning, Patsy Anne Bickerstaff

Bryant Literary Review

of spring
when I see a red shiny
balloon valentine shaped
descend

On John Coltrane's "My Favorite Things", Nathaniel Lee Hansen

Bryant Literary Review

With steady three-beat brushes and cymbal
of Elvin Jones, stand-up pulse of Steve Davis,

43rd And Main, Linsey Morse

Bryant Literary Review

They see a burnt-out bitch on a sidewalk,
selling sex, her soul, to the devil for a smoke.

He's A Thief, Eliza Demarseilles

Bryant Literary Review

He stole a piece of my heart, attached it to a voodoo doll

Chain-Smoking Mavericks At The Crestview Center For Health And Rehabilitation, Brent Taylor

Bryant Literary Review

It's strange how there are some things
about yourself you'll never know

I Have Already Thrown This Poem Away, Buff Whitman-Bradley

Bryant Literary Review

I have already thrown this poem away
It's crumpled up in a ball

The Place Of Literature, Paul Hostovsky

Bryant Literary Review

Mr. Gordon was perhaps a little tipsy
at the awards ceremony, perhaps a little

At The Harbor, Martha Christina

Bryant Literary Review

Some days,
light passing
its benevolent hands

The Dynamics Of Male/Female Relationships In Jon Donne's Love Poetry, Amanda Boyd

English

No abstract provided.

Our Song, Adam Benkendorf

Arrow Rock

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Home, Stephanie Polizzi

Arrow Rock

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Remains; Everyday, Stephanie Polizzi

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.

Villanelle For The Sleepless Nights, Tabitha Russo Parker

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.

Aunt Winnie Is Dying, Tabitha Russo Parker

Arrow Rock

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Hunt It Down, Richard Vie

Arrow Rock

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A Haiku; Art Is Hell, Dan Burkhead

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.

In The Time Of The Fireflies, Kathy Hoormann

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.