Kimberly Ann: Theodicy

Added to the archive today, Kimberly Ann’s poem “Theodicy,” dips into a rough, raw subject, but so jagged it catches every edge just right:

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Joel Allegretti: For Those Who Seek a Blank Canvas

Push back against the many marks on and by us, reader, and take a little space for yourself. Here’s Joel Allegretti’s “For Those Who Seek a Blank Canvas”:

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Virginia Smith Rice: I Meant to Close the Window

Be with those who you’re with, readers, we’re merry this week for sharing one of our 2016 Pushcart nominees’ poem from SC 5.1, Virginia Smith Rice’s “I Meant to Close the Window”:

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Ana Arredondo: Wild Silent Drums

After a dry season a wet one, after a cool season a hot — we have some seasons, mix-and-match, take your pick, ’round ‘yere. Our thanks to Ana Arredondo for sending us this big-contrast essay, which we nominated for a Pushcart this year, “Wild Silent Drums“:

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Stephanie Flood: Roses

Featured in Storm Cellar 5.1, here is Stephanie Flood’s [>>] collage-as-reconstitution-of-history, Roses:

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