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Marianne von Werefkin, Herbst (Schule), “Autumn (School)”, 1907. Photo Courtesy Wikipedia It’s Glinda, Good Witch of the West, who says the solution to a problem is as simple as closing your eyes and clicking together your personal pair of ruby slippers. I took Glynda at her word almost every day of my army career, hoping…
It’s the first thought that really counts And, like a burst of flame It ignites a world that only you can see Your senses overwhelm you And while you may be sitting alone in your room Or on the bus home Or at a coffee shop sipping on something warm Your mind is somewhere else,…
When my emotions die, Always they seem to fly toward the sky. Unforgiving disdain I struggle to restrain, To purge from my soul, As the new cycle begins. Anxiously, I witness what my emotions have done, A blanket of crimson that blocks out the sun. But is there still hope? A guiding light that is…
And we all said, “Save the children!” He was born to a mother Who didn’t want him And to a faceless father And we all said, “Save the children!” She was moved From home to home Her mother wanted a chance But couldn’t care for her And we all said, “Save the children!” He has…
In December 2007, the late Paul Violi (left) read the entries for our BEST AMERICAN POETRY challenge # 2. We repost the results today, Paul’s birthday. THE CHALLENGE (devised by David Lehman): When deciphered, this anagram HIT THE LUMP OF RICH SEAL represents the title of a book of poems by a past guest editor…
Also born today (April 3): Marlon Brando. Related Stories From “Pool Sweet, 2019” by Jarad Bruinstroop [Introduced by Thomas Moody] Go to Source Author: The Best American Poetry