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"The Bats" - Mark Wunderlich
February 27, 2023
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"The Bats" - Mark Wunderlich
Wes Lydon
February 27, 2023

"The Bats" - Mark Wunderlich

Wes Lydon
February 27, 2023


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"That Part in the Music" - Carl Phillips
Oct 21, 2024
Poetry, Carl Phillips, Poets.org
"That Part in the Music" - Carl Phillips
Oct 21, 2024
Poetry, Carl Phillips, Poets.org

Once loyal to a cruel master,
the dog moves like a man who
not so long ago weighed a lot less

Oct 21, 2024
Poetry, Carl Phillips, Poets.org
"Why I Respect the Dog" - Catherine Pierce
Sep 16, 2024
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"Why I Respect the Dog" - Catherine Pierce
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Poetry, Catherine Pierce, The Sun

The dog weighs twelve pounds
and uses them as she pleases.
The king-size bed is not big enough.

Sep 16, 2024
Poetry, Catherine Pierce, The Sun
"The Orange" - Wendy Cope
Aug 20, 2024
Poetry, Wendy Cope
"The Orange" - Wendy Cope
Aug 20, 2024
Poetry, Wendy Cope

At lunchtime I bought a huge orange—
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—

Aug 20, 2024
Poetry, Wendy Cope
"Message To a Former Friend" - Tony Hoagland
Apr 8, 2024
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"Message To a Former Friend" - Tony Hoagland
Apr 8, 2024
Poetry, Tony Hoagland, The Sun

I just wanted to write and say,
in case you are hit tomorrow by a truck

or are swept from the beach by a freak wave;

Apr 8, 2024
Poetry, Tony Hoagland, The Sun
"Mother Talks Back to the Monster" - Carrie Shipers
Feb 28, 2024
Poetry, Carrie Shipers, North American Review
"Mother Talks Back to the Monster" - Carrie Shipers
Feb 28, 2024
Poetry, Carrie Shipers, North American Review

Tonight, I dressed my son in astronaut pajamas,
kissed his forehead and tucked him in. 
I turned on his night-light and looked for you

Feb 28, 2024
Poetry, Carrie Shipers, North American Review
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