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Summer 2004

From the Editor
Thom Didato

E.L. Doctorow
Jonathan Ames
interviews

"Like Love"
fiction by
Karen Shepard

"Jnun in the Age of Metal"
fiction by
Susan Daitch

"Valet Parking"
fiction by
Geoffrey Becker

"Fox Hunting"
fiction by
Frances Sherwood

"Deneb"
"Praesepe"
"White Hole"
poetry by
Mark Cunningham

"frequently asked questions"
"oh juliet"
poetry by
Daphne Gottlieb

"North of Big Sur"
"Cypress Tree"
"Island or House"
poetry by
Michelle Valladares

"The Poet"
"Under"
"Birthing"
poetry by
Katey Nicosia

"Skater Cats"
"The Blue Boa"
"The Muse"
paintings by
Jeremiah Stansbury

"Studio Sink"
"Johnson Laundromat"
paintings by
Catharine Balco

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Under

The other day I fell off the roof and died,
but the washing machine still tumbles change
and wine stains. Mother folds sheets
and washcloths. In a hole six feet deep,
I keep tally of the wriggling worms.

My grandfather lies beside me:
cold bones, raw anatomy. He had a fig tree,
worm-infested. Now they feast on me.
Mother makes dinner, stirs her tea.
I tug the roots of risen thyme
and remember to forget how to breathe

Katey Nicosia is a recent graduate of Texas Tech University,
and plans to pursue an MFA in creative writing.

She is the poetry editor of Word Riot and the administrator of Enter the Muse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From our
poetry archive

“Days”
Jon LaPree
Issue 5 - Winter 2002

"Dear Daughter"
Thaddeus Rutkowski
Issue 15 - Fall 2004

"Let Her Go"
Amy Holman
Issue 17 - Summer 2005