Category Archives: serial

poetry published in serial linked parts

About the Inaugural Poem

Obama’s Presidency may be the dawning of a new age, but the art of poetry may never recover. The poem “Praise Song for the Day,” written and recited by Elizabeth Alexander at President Obama’s inauguration on January 20, 2009, is … Continue reading

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wire fence

A snowblower is spouting high jets of snow and frozen dog shit from the vet’s parking lot up, up and away! over the fence onto the virgin snow of my neighbour’s back yard. Pockmarks pummel the smooth wind sculpted expanse … Continue reading

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grocery list

So often potatoes, bananas, bread and eggs butter, juice, veggies and an entré become a fascination: push a shopping cart trundle through aisles dodging other shoppers remembering the list: potatoes, bananas, bread and eggs butter, juice, veggies and an entré … Continue reading

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