Tim Pfau: Fragments
There is a long and pleasant corridor, in the finest Nursing Home I have seen, protected by a coded locking door. On either side, life’s...
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"The boy who would die," a poem by Rethabile Masilo
"The boy who would die," a poem written and read by Rethabile Masilo, is from the book Waslap (The Onslaught Press, 2015). This reading...
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Gleah Powers: "Mommy, Mommy"
The moment she dies, you’re in stirrups having a pap smear. How symbolic is that? You made the appointment months ago. You were exhausted...
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Steve Parham: "Laid-Back Lenny"
Steve Parham met Canopic's Phil Rice in 1976. For the next two years, Steve's relatively practical approach to being in high school...
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"Morning song," a poem by Rethabile Masilo
Morning song Suddenly I felt awkward, and walked off, left heaven and its Messiah lectures and that flock of sheep, went down along old...
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Gleah Powers: Poolside Graffiti
Gleah Powers is the author of the award winning novella Edna and Luna, which was named a Finalist in the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book...
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Early Canopic Jar: Hal's Drawings
The first two issues of Canopic Jar were printed and distributed (marginally) in 1986. The highlights included poetry by P.A. Merrill...
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Gleah Powers: Pirouettes
She perked me up when she did her perfect pirouettes to the Blue Danube waltz. She wore a sky blue tutu made from stiff nylon netting and...
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"The waslap of my father," a poem by Rethabile Masilo
"The waslap of my father," a poem written and read by Rethabile Masilo, is from the book Waslap (The Onslaught Press, 2015). This reading...
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"Hoodlums on the Lawn" by Carver Adams
In a hulking, black-clad mass, nearly twenty turkey vultures congregated in Maude’s yard. The 12-gauge shotgun blasts she fired over...
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"After Lunch on Sundays," a poem by Rethabile Masilo
"After Lunch on Sundays," a poem written and read by Rethabile Masilo, is from the book Waslap (The Onslaught Press, 2015). This reading...
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"The Horses," a reading by Rethabile Masilo
"The Horses," a poem written and read by Rethabile Masilo, is from the book Waslap (The Onslaught Press, 2015). This reading was streamed...
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"Cover the Ground" by Charles E. Rice
A selection from The View from My Ridge by Charles E. Rice Growing up in a mill town teaches one violence—and survival tactics. Pietistic...
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