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First Sky, Jay Udall
First Sky, Jay Udall
Bryant Literary Review
Some days you don't need a second sky--
the one outside is what you have
Across The Line, William Holinger
Across The Line, William Holinger
Bryant Literary Review
The trouble is that the balls go where you throw them.
-- a well-known saying in juggling
Standing in foul territory over by the cornfield, roughing up the game ball,
Inky Went Down To The Well, K. S. Phillips
Inky Went Down To The Well, K. S. Phillips
Bryant Literary Review
None of us knew how pure Inky was until we drank her. Sadly, our awareness came three summers too late.
The Touch So, Rob Diehm
The Touch So, Rob Diehm
Bryant Literary Review
the touch so
deep (little hairs
stand on end)
we become one
Impending Doom, Mario Duarte
Impending Doom, Mario Duarte
Bryant Literary Review
Out of nothing, nowhere,
a boy grasping a red balloon
wavers over the circus tent.
Notes On Laureateship, Michael S. Harper
Notes On Laureateship, Michael S. Harper
Bryant Literary Review
You must act like a Morpho in the forest
Perhaps thirty feet in the air
Hands That Drew Them As They Are, Unity Durieux
Hands That Drew Them As They Are, Unity Durieux
Bryant Literary Review
These hands have delved in ruin,
plumbed lovers' pockets, availed
themselves of coldcuts, goodbooks
The Sparrows, John Grey
The Sparrows, John Grey
Bryant Literary Review
It's not their flight but how they
alight on the gutters where I might live.
Dyslexic, Will Nixon
Dyslexic, Will Nixon
Bryant Literary Review
The year I learned the hangman's noose
I tied it everywhere: tire swings, clothes lines,
Abuelita, Camincha
Abuelita, Camincha
Bryant Literary Review
To Reyna María, it's like they never left. They visit her often, sometimes in groups, sometimes one at a time.
The Baker's Secret, Kathy Anderson
The Baker's Secret, Kathy Anderson
Bryant Literary Review
The town baker wakes at dawn, stands in his silent shop, with floured hands slaps rounded balls of dough
The Word Box, Christopher Brookhouse
The Word Box, Christopher Brookhouse
Bryant Literary Review
We can't sleep.
I'm hungry, she says.
I know what she wants.
The Day After, Patricia Dobler
The Day After, Patricia Dobler
Bryant Literary Review
So I walked back to the place we'd found him,
needing to see the blood stains and my hands
in the place his head had lain.
Places, Mark Brazaitis
Places, Mark Brazaitis
Bryant Literary Review
Salcajá, Lanquín, Purulhá:
the places we made love.
Consider, Mary Crow
Consider, Mary Crow
Bryant Literary Review
Consider the polar bear
whose every white hair is a heat pipe
Fan Letter, John Mann
Fan Letter, John Mann
Bryant Literary Review
Dear life, dear earth, dear season of snow.
Itinerary, Susan Wallack
Itinerary, Susan Wallack
Bryant Literary Review
On a freshly tarred, single-lane highway, a snaky
blue line parts here from there,,
Biographers, Greg Ames
A Bird's Death, Dana Lauren
A Bird's Death, Dana Lauren
Bryant Literary Review
Her arms were full of overstuffed grocery bags, so Carolina did not see the tiny thing and nearly crushed it underfoot while trying to unlock the back door.
The Hillside Slasher, Rob Davidson
The Hillside Slasher, Rob Davidson
Bryant Literary Review
Dear Mr. Davies,
I trust you remember who I am.
Librarian, Tim Myers
Librarian, Tim Myers
Bryant Literary Review
They approached the Circulation Desk just before noon.
After Ellis Island, Albert Sgambati
After Ellis Island, Albert Sgambati
Bryant Literary Review
My daddy was a miner and his light went out. He married a blind woman so it didn't make much difference.
Inside Here, Diana Spechler
Inside Here, Diana Spechler
Bryant Literary Review
This is the first summer of my life that I've gotten through without a single mosquito bite.
Handwriting, Ace Boggess
Handwriting, Ace Boggess
Bryant Literary Review
In the Fourth Grade, my teacher--
that aptly named Mrs. Johnson,