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The Short on Q (As In Cucumber) Range
The Short on Q (As In Cucumber) RangeThe Q range officer called downto the cell block Desk Sergeant,“There is a short on Q range,electricity out – not even lights.Inmates… More
The Wall Keeper
The Wall KeeperNo one tries to sell me tickets to the Olympics;They know I can’t go.The guard in the towerBegs me to climb the wallSo he could shoot me… More
How the Catcher in the Rye Ruined My Life
When I checked out The Catcher in the Rye at the library I was looking foreward to stirring up the thick sediment of adolescence. Though I recalled the details of… More
Of Cold Places
Of Cold PlacesI used to keep a list of foreign prisons:Lubyanka in Moscow, Portolova in SpainCalifornia's Terminal Island,exotic names of cold places.I thought: one day I'll make a poemlisting… More
The Knave of Hearts, A Sestina
He was so caught up in this city of wilderness that he was unable to escape the prison of a real war. The girl—a color of something pink like the sensuous… More
Jericho Revisited
trumpet man/ blows his horn/ hurricane flying/ from his lungs More
To Sleep on a Submarine
Elusive submarine sleep, I have sought you In so many submarine places When too weary to continue unending submarine work. More
Fairhill Prison
Fairhill PrisonI am sitting here in Fairhill Prison,watching the guards jingle by in their shiny shoes.I am O.K. here,I am secure.I have been classified, collated and rated,fingerprinted, photoed and… More
PEN Appeal: Abdoulaye Tiémogo
September 25, 2009 Président de la République: S.E.M .Tandja Mamadou PO Box 369 Niamey, Niger Fax: + 227 2073 3430 H.E.M Ousmane Moutari Ambassadeur, Représentant Permanent Permanent Mission of Niger to the United Nations 417 East 50th… More
Reader Privacy Advocates Welcome Patriot Act Reform Measures
The Campaign for Reader Privacy, a coalition of organizations representing librarians, booksellers, authors, and publishers, welcomed the introduction of legislation that will safeguard the First Amendment reader privacy rights… More