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Ancora siano i segni / May the signs continue
from OTHER SIGNS, OTHER CIRCLES
by Annamaria Ferramosca
Chelsea Editions, N. Y. , 2009
series Contemporary Italian Poets in Translation
translation of Anamaría Crowe Serrano
MAY THE SIGNS CONTINUE
May the signs on the rocks
continue to unveil time
the profiles of warriors and bison
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Michael J. Solender on the new collection of poems by OWC member and Opium Poetry 2.0 editor Ross Vassilev.
While legions of writers and poets struggle with punching up colorful words in just the right shade to elicit emotion or punctuate their meanings, Ross Vassilev manages to connect his work with the reader in black...
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DECISION
It came purring up to the
Dictator; black cat with yellow
eyes, countless bacteria
between the teeth; Shall it be war,
Puss; the Dictator stands
astride, hands thrust in coat
pockets, blazer-wise; cats
can’t play Saint’s
advocate; peace a word like grit;
a tiny bone in the throat.
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That’s Right That’s Right, Just Dig It
Gimme dopium and a lil’ o’ that high yellin’,
boppin’ all around your microcosm
with a bone buttplug and a
cadmium codpiece.
the humpshuffle and groove.
Idiot bleeds bloot and stale pilsner,
lapped up snappy by a happy mute.
Noodlings please the ears of the deaf,
sweet precise penetration to the Drum.
Frantic...
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Poetry for the Lost Souls
There used to be passion, enlightenment, great poetry … now there is loss, disenchantment in life, in reality and sometimes in contemporary literature too. But let’s face it, being overwhelmed with a huge amount of vampires, magicians, popularitycontests, we do not have to marvel about this phenomenon. Multitude may bring...
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