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Tag Archives: contributors’ notes
The Embodied Poem: On Writing “Palace” by Hadara Bar-Nadav
Hadara Bar-Nadav‘s poem, “Palace,” appears in our Spring 2012 issue, guest edited by Nick Flynn. “Palace” opens with these lines: When they run out of meat men disappear. I chew my hair, a kind of fullness that is kind, a … Continue reading
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Tagged "Palace", contributors' notes, Hadara Bar-Nadav, Nick Flynn, poetry, Spring 2012
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Matthew Thorburn
Matthew Thorburn’s poem, “A Field of Dry Grass” appears in our Winter 2011-12 issue, guest edited by Alice Hoffman. “A Field of Dry Grass” opens with these lines: Hard to imagine Bashō died here in a rented room above a … Continue reading
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Tagged A Field of Dry Grass, Basho, contributors' notes, Matthew Thorburn, poetry, Winter 2011-12
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Nicholas Samaras
Nicholas Samaras’ poem, “I Like to Live with Hermits,” appears in our Winter 2011-12 issue, guest edited by Alice Hoffman. “I Like to Live with Hermits” opens with these lines: Let me practice silence with you. You have an extra … Continue reading
Marge Piercy
Marge Piercy’s poems, “Baggage,” “The romantic getaway,” and “The night has a long hairy pelt,” appear in our Winter 2011-12 issue, guest edited by Alice Hoffman. “Baggage” opens with these lines: It surprises me that immigrants brought rootstock of roses … Continue reading
Jennifer Militello
Jennifer Militello’s poem, “Antidote with Placebo,” appears in Winter 2011-12 issue, guest edited by Alice Hoffman. “Antidote with Placebo” opens with these lines: Pit yourself against gutted ships, against the lips of those you love the least, against the hollows … Continue reading
Thomas Lee
Thomas Lee’s story, “The Gospel of Blackbird,” appears in Winter 2011-12 issue, guest edited by Alice Hoffman. Lee was the 2011 Emerging Writers Contest winner. “The Gospel of Blackbird” opens with these lines: As John hurried to the resident locker … Continue reading
Rachel Kadish
Rachel Kadish’s short story, “The Governess and the Tree,” appears in our Winter 2011-12 issue, guest edited by Alice Hoffman. “The Governess and the Tree” begins with these lines: Once, in the woods, a tree. Once in the woods there … Continue reading
Joshua Howes
Joshua Howes’ short story, “Run,” appears in our Winter 2011-12 issue, guest edited by Alice Hoffman. “Run” begins with these lines: This is a story about pretending. Imagine my father, a boy, not the old man who bought this shuttered … Continue reading
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Tagged contributors, contributors' notes, fiction, Joshua Howes, short story, Winter 2011-12
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William Giraldi
William Giraldi’s short story, “Hold the Dark,” appears in our Winter 2011-12 issue, guest edited by Alice Hoffman. “Hold the Dark” opens with this passage: The wolves came down from the hills and carried away the children of Chinook. The … Continue reading
Maia Evrona
Maia Evrona translated a poem by Anna Margolin called “The Years.” It appears in our Winter 2011-12 issue, guest edited by Alice Hoffman. “The Years” opens with this line: Like women who are loved to the fullest and are still … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Margolin, contributors, contributors' notes, Maia Evrona, poem, poetry, The Years, translation, Winter 2011-12
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