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  • Mark Kelly Smith Poetry Slam Collection

    The Newberry Library, Chicago, IL 60 W Walton Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    Forty years ago in Chicago, poetry stepped off the quiet page, walked into a crowded room, and grabbed the microphone. The poetry slam was born—and literature was changed forever. This incredible…

NEW PUBLICATIONS

MY DAD COMES BACK AS A SPARROW

FATHER'S ANTHOLOGY - BEYOND WORDS 1-2026

THE COURTSHIP OF WINDS

Jeffrey Alfier Matin_Bleu (1)

BENCH BY REDWOOD TREES and THE LAST SLIP

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WASHING MY MOTHER'S NIGHTGOWN

Ellipsis....2024 cover

https://westminsteru.edu/_resources/files/default-source/ellipsis-2024-vol-60.pdf

RISEN (FRONT TREE ON EASTER MORNING)

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RESURRECTION: AUNT RINI’S TULIPS

<i>Bouquet of Summer</i> by Aleksandr Glukhov
Bouquet of Summer by Aleksandr Glukhov

Poetry: Alll forms & styles || Jean C. Howard | "RESURRECTION: AUNT RINI’S TULIPS" - O:JA&L (ojalart.com)

FUNERAL IN SHIRLEY’S BACKYARD

<i>Tired Tree</i> by Aleksandr Glukhov
Tired Tree by Aleksandr Glukhov

Poetry: All forms & styles||Jean C. Howard|"FUNERAL IN SHIRLEY’S BACKYARD" - O:JA&L (ojalart.com)

WIDOW: DEATH OF THE BRICKLAYER

<i>A Mountain of Melancholy</i> by Aleksandr Glukhov
A Mountain of Melancholy by Aleksandr Glukhov

Poetry: All forms & styles || Jean C. Howard | "WIDOW: DEATH OF THE BRICKLAYER" - O:JA&L (ojalart.com)