damian entwistleAug 23, 2024

Today's poem:

Warning
- by Jenny Joseph

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Warning

Jenny Joseph When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we…

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damian entwistleMar 22, 2023

Today's poem:

The Split
- by Marie Howe

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The Split

Marie Howe I. She'd start the fires under the bed. I'd put them out. She'd take the broom stick and rape all the little girls. I'd pull them aside, stroke their cheeks, and comfort them. —How they…

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