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The Hunger Angel
I carried all I had, but it wasn’t mine. Everything either came from someone else or wasn’t what it was supposed to be. A gramophone box served as a… More
“The Silent Strength of Liu Xia” Makes Its Premier on Chinese Soil
"The Silent Strength of Liu Xia," curated by Guy Sorman and A. D. Coleman, comprises 26 photographs created by the Beijing photographer and poet, and wife of the imprisoned… More
PEN at the UN: Human Rights Council completes review of South Africa, Bahrain, Ecuador, and Tunisia
Last week, PEN was excited to see free expression issues take center stage during reviews of South Africa, Bahrain, Ecuador, and Tunisia at the UN Human Rights Council.South Africa continues to… More
PEN at the UN: Human Rights Council completes review of South Africa, Bahrain, Ecuador, and Tunisia
[caption id="attachment_13121" align="alignnone" width="384" caption="Photo by 12thplaya on CreativeCommons License"][/caption] Last week, PEN was excited to see free expression issues take center stage during reviews of South Africa, Bahrain, Ecuador, and… More
Poetry Roundup: Messianic Pleasures Edition
Over at BOMBlog, poet and artist Eric Amling interviews Jon Leon about his new collection The Malady of the Century (Future Tense Books, 2012). More
Accomplice
It was a treat whenever Cameron jumped on his Huffy and bicycled his way from his Barry Circle apartment complex in Bloomfield to our home in the next town… More
After Prison
I have 10 minutes until a call-out to see the mental health case manager I call Mr. Forgiveness. I don’t want to see him, not because he is always… More
The Marvel of the World
SCENE 1FADE IN:Opening credits rollNo direct dialogueMedieval market squareMusic: “Frederick's Theme,” being played on medieval instruments (hautboy, proto-lute, tambor, recorder, etc.) to reflect the setting. The credit sequence is… More
How Should I Look?
Would you prefer I meet your expectations, / Grasp your neck with yellow-clawed fingers, / tobacco-stained tips squeezing off your airway, / Sour breath tinged with yeasty fumes of… More
The Last Visit from the Girl in the Willow Tree
She took a hammer and busted a chunk of her summer just to come see me when my life was on the line, behind glass in jailhouse oranges. More
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