Southeastern landscape finds its Mary Oliver in Janisse Ray’s ‘House of...
BOOK REVIEW By CHRISTOPHER MARTIN A House of Branches Janisse Ray Wind Publications, 2010 Upon the publication of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, Janisse Ray’s prose testament to the rich human history...
View ArticlePOEM: Third House to the Left
POETRY By TERIN WEINBERG We dance in the black, tight, and tickled corners. My sisters thirst for a pouch full of pollen. They follow my pirouette to the east to find sweet bramble bush hidden in...
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POETRY By KINDRA MCDONALD I love to sail at night and see it glowing on the water the light amongst all the darkness how the tides are pulled in and out how our own bodies are controlled by this bright...
View ArticlePOEM: Funeral at Sea
POETRY By ED MEEK The ocean laps the streets with its tongue. Our feet wet as cement. Termites of salt eat the roads. Nevertheless, we keep our heads up. Don’t pay it any mind, everyone says. We...
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POETRY By THOMAS HIGGINS 1. Is your coffee cold? We’ll pack tents after morning and go with the sun. 2. Just beyond the fence peonies swell in the breeze, a slow flowering. 3. Watch the sun...
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