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intelligence - by Thomas A. Clark

{ Poem }

Candle

three fish - by Thomas A. Clark

{ Poem }

Box work

yellowhammer - by Thomas A. Clark

{ Poem }

Box work

excerpt from In Darkest Capital - by Drew Milne

{ Poem }

A Critique of Dialectical Reason…

Girls’ Songs for Seafarers, III - by Hamish Maclaren

{ Poem }

I will knit him a foam-white jersey,
/ Soft as the breast of the mew;
/ Or, if he prefers, he
/ …

Regresso - by Amilcar Cabral

{ Poem }

Old mama, come and let’s listen
/ To the beat of the rain against the door
/ It’s a friendly beat
/ That pounds in my…

Flame - by Margaret Tait

{ Poem }

One day I
/ Lit a fire
/ At which I
/ Boiled eggs
/ Made tea
/ Dried my shoes
/ And I sat
/ On a stool
/ Watching
/ The sticks catch and…

Gauč - by Petr Borkovec

{ Poem }

Když jsem se dozvěděla, že Jiří umřel
/ (z Karlových Varů přišly dva telegramy,
/ jeden, že nežije, druhý, že je po pitvě),
/ nevím jak,…

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