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Month: August 2013

the magic beans

August 29, 2013August 28, 2013 / Melissa Allen / 3 Comments

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grass fire —
what we’d find at the edge
of the universe

they’re less afraid of you
than you are of them

no right way
to put the needle back
on the turntable

so maybe tomorrow
I’ll plant the magic beans

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for sale, unconvinced, my appetites

August 25, 2013 / Melissa Allen / 3 Comments

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for sale on eBay my latest scarification

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unconvinced by his blood type I bite into it

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plein air my appetites all visible

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-Issa, translated by David G. Lanoue

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  • Snow Country: the novel and haiku (June 30: 1-2)
  • July 10: 1-5: The Technique of Yugen
  • Renga: An introduction and an invitation
  • 13 Ways of Looking at Wallace Stevens: Found haiku, and a poetic tribute
  • July 1: 1-4: The Techniques of Wabi and Sabi
  • Gendai haiku
  • June 4: 4-7: The Technique of Narrowing Focus
  • June 6: 3-5: The Technique of Metaphor and the Technique of Simile
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