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Love a Fortress: The Paper Nautilus and Logarithmic Structure in Marianne Moore’s Poetry

July 30, 2016

Marianne Moore’s poetry is filled with naturalist observations; of glaciers, chameleons, whales, elephants, lions, fish, peacocks, snails, and in the …

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Light the Dark Chamber: Kay Ryan’s Pinhole

February 14, 2016

Kay Ryan’s tiny poems are consistent in their short lines and great depth. As if a commentary on the size …

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Linnaeus : The 26 Sexual Practices of Plants- Emily Skillings

January 13, 2015

   Linnaeus is given a flower to/hold, memorizes pictures by/their sounds, and is refused/access to a vital world of/touch. Lines …

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Powder Keg Cosmos: Engage with the Universe

December 22, 2014

Cosmos: n. The universe seen as a well-ordered whole, a harmonious system.  Powder Keg Magazine’s bonus issue Cosmos has a …

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It’s thoughts–and just One Heart: Emily Dickinson and Plover Migration

November 28, 2014

  “Flowers –to keep the Eyes–from going awkward When it snows–A Bird if they prefer–Though Winter Fire–sing clear as Plover–to …

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poem: Tell Them

September 25, 2014

Originally posted on Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner:
Tell Them I prepared the package for my friends in the states the dangling earrings woven…

Marshall Island Poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner: Honor your Mother (UN Summit on Climate Change)

September 23, 2014

We are drawing the line here Because we baby are going to fight– Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Kathy Jetnil Kijiner UN Climate …

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Building Blocks: Brenda Iijima & Annie Won on the Chemicals that Make us Ill

September 19, 2014

Once when /building block /Once when/nuclei/Once when/mitochondrial/When the town w(as)/historical/When the town w(as) prosperous/mountainous  From Brenda Iijima & Annie Won …

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Lizard Tails and Poetic Regeneration in the Poetry of Stanley Kunitzk

August 21, 2014

“Certain saurian species, notably the skink, are capable of shedding their tails in self-defense when threatened. The detached appendage diverts …

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What Endures and What Does Not? Jynne Dilling Martin, Antartica Artist in Residence

July 28, 2014

“Am Going South, Amundsen”/An oil painting of a jaguar eating an emperor penguin/is the start of a daydream in the …

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