Category Archives: serial

poetry published in serial linked parts

hiatus

For the last five days, I have been incapacitated by influenza. Some thoughts on that. (#1031) Continue reading

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inside, the soft

This poem comes by roundabout route: I was considering how many people I know who have achieved something at a world-class level—now it’s really hard to explain: you’ll just have to read the poem. (#1030) Continue reading

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souvenir

In 1961, a grade 9 student gave me three blades of grass she had plucked from under the fence at Graceland. (#1029) Continue reading

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