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A collection of poetry
by Patricia Wellingham-Jones
from Mongolian Art Exhibit
I turn a corner, stunned now by faces /
on the wall—masks of deities, shamans, /
in papier-mâché, carved wood, stuffed skin. /
Black brows pull down over glaring eyes, /
red mouths stretch in snarls or gentle smiles.
(more...)
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The Perfect Mistress
by Adrienne Lewis
Our Lady of Salt
and tears,
hail the man couched on his front porch,
beer in hand, let him fall
into the shadow of what he never knew
he was missing. I love you,
tell him, and say you will pray
because you think he can be saved.
Reach out,
blessing the fruit of your womb.
Turn back again,
blessing his wife,
as if none of it matters,
as if once pierced,
the heart could beat again.
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Adrienne Lewis is the editor of the Paradidomi Review and The Rooftop chaplet series. She has had work published in numerous print and online literary venues. Her first collection of poetry, Coming Clean, was released in 2003 by Mayapple Press. A new collection, Compared to This, is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press in the fall of 2005. Currently, Lewis teaches English at Kirtland Community College in Roscommon, Michigan. |
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