American Poet

A Portrait of Grief A Poem Composed by Gabriel Bates  She's sitting on the couch, beautiful as always, putting her sneakers on. It's an old pair she hasn't worn in a few years. That's when…
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The Stranded Lily and Circe  Two poems composed by Dustin Pickering The Stranded Lily  I cut the lily from its stem and wrap it in torn newspaper. Can you read my blood in its silence? This aching of spirit? Who…
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