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her aint even at de funeral by avery r. young - Poems | Academy of American Poets
its ruthless syntax, and the ease with which it interjects itself into our days. I thought how best to explain this— this dark winter, but that wasn’t it, or beds unshared but that isn’t exactly it either, until I remembered Saturday afternoons spent with my father in the garage and those broken cars one after another. At the time, that’s what we could afford. Broken things.
“Lazarus”
FROM THE CHAPTER 16 ARCHIVE: This poem originally appeared on October 18, 2013. *** TJ Jarrett is a writer and software developer in Nashville. Her recent work has been published or is forthcoming in African American Review, Boston Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Boxcar Poetry Review, Callaloo, Southern Poetry Anthology, and others. Her debut collection, Ain’t No Grave has just been released from New Issues Press.
When Puffy says, and we won’ t stop, 'cause we can’ t stop. by Rasheed Copeland - Poems | Academy of American Poets
My Father Is a Retired Magician (for ifa, p.t., & bisa) my father is a retired magician which accounts for my irregular behavior everythin comes outta magic hats or bottles wit no bottoms & parakeets are as easy to get as a couple a rabbits or 3 fifty cent pieces/ 1958 my daddy retired from magic & took up another trade cuz this friend of mine from the 3rd grade asked to be made white on the spot what cd any self-respectin colored american magician do wit such a outlandish request/ cept put...
“Of Late, I Have Been Thinking About Despair”
TJ Jarrett is a writer and software developer in Nashville. Her recent work has been published or is forthcoming in Poetry, African American Review, Boston Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Callaloo, DIAGRAM, Third Coast, VQR, and others. She is the author of two books: Ain’t No Grave and Zion (winner of the 2013 Crab Orchard Open Competition). Of Late, I Have Been Thinking About Despair its ruthless syntax, and the ease with which it interjects itself into our days.
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