week of March 19-25, 2007
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Peter Schwartz
pupil@watchtheeye.com
Bio (auto)
Peter Schwartz is the editor of ‘eye’ and the associate art editor of Mad Hatters’ Review His artwork can be seen all over the Internet but specifically at: www.sitrahahra.com He has almost 200 poems published in such journals as Porcupine, Vox, and Sein und Werden Currently he is working on paintings for an exhibit at the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in Chelsea NYC .
The following work is Copyright © 2007, and owned by Peter Schwartz and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsoever without written permission from the author.
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twinkle twinkle
wherever threads tangle
let them be undonewhether by inertia
or incognito
or by catapulton the whirlette
of almost2
twinkle out of
the small coffins
of pathosthat bury
starry creatures
in pyramidsof impossible
reversal3
twinkle as
the blindside rosette
and covenant callfor another
green audition
to quiet theshadow’s
shadow4
twinkle so
the makeshift
lotus knows.
Joan Cashin
cashin.2@osu.edu
Bio (auto)
I have published in ACORN, INTUITIONS, POETRY MONTHLY, and other journals, and I live in Columbus, Ohio.
The following work is Copyright © 2007, and owned by Joan Cashin and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsoever without written permission from the author.
Wellington, Ohio
Small brick, old brick, red flaking brown and white,
tar paper shining with rain,
as the watchman paces,
waiting, waiting,
in the Midwest, where they must always wait.
LowcountryA dove burrows through the twilight
in a long swoop over the sandy yard Drowsy with rain, its progress is slow
as the velvet air pushes against the tiny form.The sun swabs the horizon pink
while the sky begins to heave with clouds
indifferent to the defeated house
and the palmettos nurtured to outlast a storm.
