Sunrise in Buguza | Francis Annagu

Hint: the fellow depicted on the cover of the book was born on July 20. From the archive; first posted June 19, 2012. And the editor in the hammock?         Related Stories Summer Camp Quiz [by David Lehman]   Go to Source Author: The Best American Poetry

Can’t get that execution out of my head, damn. Took 26 minutes to kill him, some new-fangled poison not the usual, a half-baked horror show. Sour drugs flowed through blue veins, the prisoner strapped to a gurney gasped, vacant eyes staring, rattling, nose snorting, choking almost guttural– like food stuck in your windpipe on and…

Here’s the skinny on Fatty’s Cafe, a grubby diner on a snaky street under the El in dark Chicago where street lights flicker and the hungry descend from the flophouse above the store. If you have a yen for a BLT and Fatty is workin’ the grill, the hungry say don’t go in, be patient…

FATE A time-honored unproven source Of life’s blessings and misfortunes, Circular logic has found a safe place, Remarkably complete explanations Devoid of ideas of free will. FATE A venerated imponderable pathway, It’s open to all comers, but with a price: One is still accountable, regardless of claims, A smorgasbord of fables and speculations, So load…

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