Monthly Archives: May 2010

ANDREAS ECONOMAKIS

“Winged Domino: Portrait of Valentine” by Roland Penrose, 1938. INSPIRATION by Andreas Economakis Inspiration. How does one get it? Inspiration is such an elusive thing. There are days when you just can’t shut up, shut your mind off. Hyper aware. … Continue reading

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA

THEY ONLY CAME TO SEE THE ZOO by Jimmy Santiago Baca Our muscles warped and scarr’d Wrap around our skeletons Like hot winds That sweep the desert floor In search of shade, Sleeping each night In the hollow of petrified … Continue reading

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FRIDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: Lawrence Raab

Marriage by Lawrence Raab Years later they find themselves talking about chances, moments when their lives might have swerved off for the smallest reason. What if I hadn’t phoned, he says, that morning? What if you’d been out, as you … Continue reading

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Ann Wright

BREAK THE ISRAELI SIEGE OF GAZA OR ATTACK AT SEA, DETENTION CAMPS AND DEPORTATION By Ann Wright Flotilla of eight ships is on en route to break the Israeli siege of Gaza. Will they make it to port in Gaza? … Continue reading

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ANDREAS ECONOMAKIS

MOUSEHEART by Andreas Economakis 4:30pm.  I’m standing outside of TK Films, on Cory Avenue.  The day is hot and humid.  The brown litter of a million exhausts sticks to my skin like an itchy Teflon coat.  July in Beverly Hills.  … Continue reading

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“Outside the Bedroom” by Sean Karns

Outside the Bedroom 1. You slouch in the car seat and mumble ich will nicht ausserhalb vom Schlafzimmer. I believe it’s about the long red light blocks from your husband’s home. There is a pressure outside the bedroom as potential … Continue reading

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: MARTIN ESPADA

IMAGINE THE ANGELS OF BREAD by Martin Espada This is the year that squatters evict landlords, gazing like admirals from the rail of the roofdeck or levitating hands in praise of steam in the shower; this is the year that … Continue reading

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FRIDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: William Wordsworth

A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal by William Wordsworth A slumber did my spirit seal; I had no human fears: She seemed a thing that could not feel The touch of earthly years. No motion has she now, no force; … Continue reading

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CHARLES DERBER

CAPITALISM: BIG SURPRISES IN RECENT POLLS     By Charles Derber According to the conventional wisdom, the US is a center-Right country. But a new poll by Pew casts doubt on that idea. It shows widespread skepticism about capitalism and hints that support … Continue reading

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Poisoned

Poisoned By John Unger Zussman When Bonnie was diagnosed with breast cancer almost two years ago, she was unwilling to chalk it up to random chance. She took it personally. “I wasn’t unlucky,” she said. “I was poisoned.” Last month, … Continue reading

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