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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Albert Herter @ Koenig & Clinton
Albert Herter, Compound Growth #2, acrylic ink, colored pencil, oil pastel, watercolor, marker on paper, Sheet: 16 x 20 in (40.6 x 50.8 cm), Frame: 19 3/4 x 23 5/8 in (48.3 x 60 cm), 2017. Albert Herter @ Koenig … Continue reading
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Two Poems By Sean Karns
Two Poems By Sean Karns The Man of Dirt Toils in the Laughter of His Wayward World A long way off, the Man of Dirt heard something. He has been diluted by his design for years. He took a … Continue reading
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: A SOLAR ECLIPSE
A SOLAR ECLIPSE By Ella Wheeler Wilcox In that great journey of the stars through space About the mighty, all-directing Sun, The pallid, faithful Moon, has been the one Companion of the Earth. Her tender face, Pale with the swift, … Continue reading
A Growing Bibliography of Okla Elliott’s Work
Co-founder Okla Elliott served as the managing editor for As It Ought To Be from its inception until his unexpected passing in 2017. We remember Okla as a brilliant writer and an intellectually generous editor who delighted in providing platforms … Continue reading
SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: MARIANNE PEEL
In the Afternoon, She Smelled Like the Earth By Marianne Peel Her shoulders were always burned. We had smeared ourselves with baby oil infused with iodine painting our skin a burnt orange deeper than the marigolds planted in a circle … Continue reading
LEAD
Lead By Daniel Crocker In a 2016 MSNBC opinion piece, Hillary Clinton wrote, “Flint isn’t alone. There are a lot more Flints out there — overwhelmingly low-income communities of color where pollution, toxic chemicals and staggering neglect adds … Continue reading
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Tagged chat dumps, Daniel Crocker, Erin Brockovich, Flint, Hillary Clinton, Lead Poisoning, Leadwood, Michigan, Missouri, poverty, Unsafe Water
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: JANET R. KIRCHHEIMER
Wonder Beans By Janet Kirchheimer My father went each morning to his garden. He taught me to smell the soil to see if it was good, to feel the dirt slide across my hands, to never wear gloves, to stay … Continue reading
LANGUAGE AND LOSS
Language and Loss by John Guzlowski My friend the writer Christina Sanantonio and I have been having a conversation about writing about loss. It’s a conversation fueled in part by the suicide of the novelist David Foster Wallace back in 2008. She … Continue reading
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Tagged Concentration Camps, John Guzlowski, Language, Memory, Mourning, Poetry, Primo Levi, The Holocaust, Tower of Babel, trauma
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: HOLLY KARAPETKOVA
Song of the Exiles By Holly Karapetkova There never was a garden only a leaving: miles and miles of footprints in the dirt. In the beginning– the shattered sun, the wind, and nothing left but our shadows sifting through the … Continue reading
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Tagged American Poetry, Biblical Poetry, contemporary poetry, Current Events Poetry, Midrashic Poetry, moves in contemporary poetry, Narrative Poetry, Poetry, Poetry of Loss, poetry review, poetry reviews, war poetry
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As It Ought To Be Announces New Managing Editor
We here at As It Ought To Be are honored to announce that Chase Dimock will be assuming the role of Managing Editor. We suffered a great loss this spring with the passing of Okla Elliot, our Managing Editor of … Continue reading
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