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Matthew Thorburn: Two Poems from “A Green River in Spring”

First Light . The sun breaks like an egg over everything east of here. Stop stop, enough enough, the sparrows say—or that’s what Lao Wen says . they say in … Continue reading

April 11, 2015 · Leave a comment

Matthew Thorburn: Cicada

. Where do the bees go in winter, their hives shuttered in ice? When spring rains tear down the spider’s web, she strings up another. It seems the same cicadas … Continue reading

December 19, 2014 · 1 Comment

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