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Robert Frost: A Servant to Servants

My father’s brother wasn’t right. They kept him
Locked up for years back there at the old farm.
I’ve been away once – yes, I’ve been away.
The State Asylum.

May 30, 2025 · 11 Comments

Baron Wormser: Striving with a God

In his best poems, something elemental is occurring – the clash between a lone life and the accrued verity of socialized watchfulness, the adages that are spoken without a second thought.

December 22, 2024 · 6 Comments

Tony Gloeggler: October

He’s an ex girlfriend’s son
and I’ve known Jesse
since he was five. I decide
not to tell this woman he’s autistic
thinking she can figure it out
if she listens.

October 5, 2024 · 15 Comments

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