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Poem of The Day
By Kwame Dawes
the wounds of a walk foot man iii
In the corner, a woman enthroned, dips a cup
into an earthen pot,…
In the corner, a woman enthroned, dips a cup
into an earthen pot,…
Poem of The Day
By Angela de Hoyos
because I go
like the professed
sinner repentant
to the altar
of your baptismal flame
I am saved
despite your
sculptor-love
whose whimsy kneads
and molds
and fires
then breaks
the free-form
of my fasting body
to make
me whole
yet thankful
I accept
these carnal gifts
of you
Eros
and wear them
as I would
flawless jewels
(how can…
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Related to acrostic, a poem in which the first letter of each line or stanza follows sequentially through the alphabet. See Jessica Greenbaum, “A Poem for S.” Tom Disch…
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