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Peroxide, William Jolliff

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The first time her sisters helped her
while their mom was still at work,

Rocket Man, Peter E. Murphy

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I'm not sleeping
good and my gut

Probably, Francine Witte

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That summer was knobby
and loose-skinned like the knuckles
of a tired old man. My father

After Harry's Suicide, E. G. Silverman

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I had not dreamed, so at first I remembered nothing.

The Sting Of It, Denise Utt

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If I could retire
I wouldn't have to commute
to the whims of the wind

East Of My Birth, Dennis Trudell

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Even in their homes, the island villagers
sometimes had to raise voices to be heard

An Appeal, Mary Soon Lee

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Colleagues, let us terminate forthwith
the reprehensible hegemony

The Back Garden, Suruchi Mohan

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After weeks of passing messages through Mrs. Khanna, Ruchir Kapoor's parents had picked a time to see the girl.

Grace And The Abandoned, John Grey

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Grace walks to the lake
and her critters follow.

Looking Forward To The Farmer's Market, Stephen Germic

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Slender lives of orphans, sewage of a nation,
they talk in old age about childhood.

A Poet's Uncle, Matthew Dulany

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After the death of his sister-in-law, Bill Ruckelsmann began to pay more attention to his nephew.

Cutting Room Floor, Heather C. Miller

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Rewind to the time out for Italian with the girls
and my lesbian best friend wanted to go halfsies

Afterlife--The Drowning Pool, Catherine Tahmin

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when you die
they bring you warm towels

Ghost, Peter Barlow

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South of Piqua there's a rest stop.

Handkerchief, Margaret Hasse

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A constellation of small hearts
embroidered on a white linen square

Contributors

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The Ballet Class, Kendall Klym

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I'll be the first to admit that I'm no expert.

Always Away, Mollie Bergeron

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

At any given time, there are pages of notes and thoughts running through our minds; these have to come out in some way. In order to stay sane, to stay human, I write poems. These poems are interested in breath and space, memory and nostalgia, loss and water. Each of these ideas has its own fit as part of the poem as well as part of life and being alive. Human emotion is varied through these. Observation and perception, turned into poems through the very physical act of putting words onto a page, allow these memories and experiences to live …

Scribbling, Katherine Tozer

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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Last Prayer To Mack Wolford, Lara Elmayan

Gandy Dancer Archives

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Title Page

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Editor's Note

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Photo From Ballydehob, Robert Funge

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We're staying in this little village just west of Cork
in the green and yellow house on the left

Father, 1970, Julie Danho

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Outside Sip-N-Dip Donuts, he and Drag and Crazy Andy down Cuervo until

Decrescendo, Patrick Graydon

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Angst disappears with the rest of his fears,
the fanfare has begun.

The Widow, Francine Witte

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She stands straight up for the first time
in years. So many hours spent hunched

Finishing Touches, Denise Utt

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There's a lady I've heard about
who paints pictures on lampshades

Mcneal's Rant, Lucile Blanchard

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"McNeal's Rant" is a Scottish country dance, a 40-bar strathspey, and a variation of "The Black Dance," a 32-bar reel. It is danced by Ian and Abigail McNeal (first couple) and Rick and Rita Milton (third couple).

Bars 1-4: First couple turns with the right hand.

Darwinian, Jennifer Tappenden

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The first cry divides
itself from happiness

Problema Ng Makata Sa Panahon Ng Terorismo/The Problem Of The Poet In A Time Of Terrorism, E. San Juan, Jr.

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