The Bad PlaceThe New Republic | Once by Lawrence Joseph
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The article features a lyrical poem by Lawrence Joseph, dated May 21 2026, that weaves together vivid, dream‑like images—from smoke‑filled skies and wind‑blown alleys to a rusted Cadillac in milkweed, October snow over Lake Huron, and a lost young man weeping by railroad tracks in Carey, Ohio—while reflecting on themes of consciousness, labor, nature, and redemption. The piece closes by noting that Joseph’s most recent poetry collection is *A Certain Clarity* and invites readers to read more in the June 2026 issue of Magazine, Poetry.
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Once
there was smoke coiling the sky, dust and rubbish windblown in an alley, a light rain beginning to fall, once a black Cadillac rusted in a field of milkweed, October snow come down over Lake Huron, once a young man disappeared and was found days later a hundred and fifty miles away alone weeping near the railroad tracks in Carey, Ohio, those thoughts, those...
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