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Robbi Nester: Busker in the Subway

Coins begin to rain into his cigar box,
a few folded bills. Small children seek the deep source
of the sound. An old man with waist-length dreadlocks
puts down his heavy pack and sighs.

February 18, 2026 · 25 Comments

Paul Christensen: Interpreting YouTube

YouTube is full of mini-documentaries on how other animals express love for one another, and remember the kindness paid to them by human beings after years of living in the wild.

October 2, 2024 · 8 Comments

Kim Stafford: Four poems about the current war

How much rain to fill the Volga?
Not soon, the end of weeping.

March 13, 2022 · 10 Comments

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