* * * Sonnet Manumitted Little carmen, twig-cage-incarcerated, Is your tone vehement or verecund? For what eternity have you fretted And flitted between ends of your bond? Do you feel…
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First the Blue, Then the Bird The fan of feathers, the lift. The mind stumbles behind. At the coast, a neighbor shuffles her paisley skirt and feeds crows from her…
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* * * * * * Dustin Parsons is the author of Exploded View: Essays on Fatherhood, with Diagrams, from University of Georgia Press (2018). He teaches workshops in…
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* * * The Fatal Flight The pigeon mistook the glass for the sky rocketing energy hit the window— ______________the shock was mute. The bird flopped on the terrazzo floor…
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* * * Wing She wants to know why the hawk is in a cage— this august assemblage of talons and feathers, hooked beak, preternatural stare. She wants to know…
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A warm, tender wind swirled inside the hollow as the rising sun shimmered over the edge of the opening. The nest felt more comfortable than I could ever remember, making…
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On an otherwise typical evening, while settling into bed, Suzy felt a sudden urge to say goodnight to her husband. Quickly, before her resolve could fail her, she swapped her…