Tag: NLR poetry
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Fire Escape
Somewhere in the middle of my tasks I heard the bell above the door ding. Before I saw who it was I dashed back behind the counter, where I felt a rush of air and heard a buzzing noise, almost as loud as a lawnmower. A fly about the size of a large cat landed…
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Hydronym & Ghost Forests
In the lowlands of Virginia, an ecologist says, /If you remove humans from the picture, the coast is preparing itself. Poetry by Emma Aylor
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Lightly, Lightly & Sky
The soldiers are cradling their weapons, / their rainbows, their peacock tails Poetry by Caroline Goodwin
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Fish-God
crocus in my Kansas yard. A rite / for my fertility, a crowded room / where I am the only one singing. Poetry by Maddie Pospisil
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Rodulfo González #15
color me black with grackle feathers / after the sunset showers of August / when I’m dusting the smell of fresh bread Poetry by Elidio la Torre Lagares
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40 Below
lemon bits float / like a slow / snowfall. I leave / a pile of sunflower seeds / on the sidewalk / a carrot on the stoop. Poetry by Ryan Vine