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Caste | Nate Maye
Reach down in this broken world to the ragged and help them do not perpetuate the distance you find between yourselves do not purchase that dream of dust and dire circumstances. The post Caste | Nate Maye appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to Source Author: Best Poetry Online
FYI! The Book is Better than the Movie: Denise Duhamel’s “Kinky” [by Stacey Harwood-Lehman]
There’s a new movie about Barbie coming to a theater near you. I assure you that Denise Duhamel’s Kinky, her 1997 book of poems inspired by the famous doll is better than the movie. We celebrated Kinky’s twenty-fifth birthday. Here’s a sample poem: BARBIE JOINS A TWELVE STEP PROGRAM Barbie is bottoming out, she’s sitting on…
“Question” [by May Swenson]
Question Body my housemy horse my houndwhat will I dowhen you are fallen Where will I sleepHow will I rideWhat will I hunt Where can I gowithout my mountall eager and quickHow will I knowin thicket aheadis danger or treasurewhen Body my goodbright dog is dead How will it beto lie in the skywithout roof…
“Social Security” [by Terence Winch]
Social Security No one is safe. The streets are unsafe. Even in the safety zones, it’s not safe. Even safe sex is not safe. Even things you lock in a safe are not safe. Never deposit anything in a safe-deposit box, because it won’t be safe there. Nobody is safe at home during baseball games…
Garret Keizer: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
_________________________________________________________________________ The Neighbors When a man and woman built their house on the hill behind mine, thus ruining forever the satisfaction I took in seeing no house but mine in any direction, I felt cheated and bitter. I live at the…
Moment | Mónika Tóth
Love.. A short moment In…time. Don’t waste it… It’s the only one you have. The post Moment | Mónika Tóth appeared first on Best Poetry Online. Go to Source Author: Best Poetry Online