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Liquid Statues | Jim Bellamy
When thunderheads spiral into space, then a wild drome Is nailed inside a church-chidden city To move, a masking venus will suck naves from Bound devils and angelled sleep Trilled trees dip laxative leaves inside a berried grave And starry silver men scatter a swelled sun Against luminaries and liquid statues? More at https://jimbellamy.simplesite.com. The…
Girl with a Munch Face | JD DeHart
She is the screamer who I imagine standing at the open mouth of a bridge, figure trying to leave the rest of the world and all she knows behind her, the sign post of familiarity dimming in the distance I imagine the smell of family life and common voices fading quickly She is the elongated…
What’s Your Favorite Film Noir? (with Suzanne Lummis and David Lehman]
What is the greatest noir movie? Suzanne Lummis: I think Double Indemnity of 1944 is seminal, though a couple of others before it have strong noir elements. But Double Indemnity’s got it all, a terrific script and story, thanks to director Billy Wilder; smart, cracking dialog, thanks to co-writer Raymond Chandler, master of the hardboiled detective novel; and…
Anne | Anonpoetrygirl
I haven’t seen my friend Anne in a while. My parents say sad things that don’t make sense, “Her dad will never walk her down the aisle,” And now they talk about her in past tense. We dress in black and all get in the car, It coughs to life and then we’re on our…
Four Haiku by Ken Allan Dronsfield
gold gossamer wings shared life of privileged bliss feather melts away —– small little green tree hardened tempests have all lost rooted much deeper —– Baja timeless spent dryness within challenges still waterless times —– character lost there partake of sensual sky Night in Joshua Tree The post Four Haiku by Ken Allan Dronsfield appeared…