Landscape with Swallows
I I am in Iowa, on the edge of town and all the space in the world will never help. Or the sunlight. Or the omelets I make for my wife so she can remember La Gran Via and Las Ramblas. She wants to be a […]
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Afterlife
When I return as an ant or quarter inch of head lice, I’ll have learned that mountain beyond I wanted to climb is even bigger now. I’ll know the width and length of a horseshoe just in case. I’ll remember how the Egyptians made paper, and I tried too, but kept swallowing the […]
A Fence Line Running Through It
for William Schwarting The machine shed is damp, the dirt floor milled to powder from years of boot and tractor and machine traffic. I look for the spade I used when I was young, when my grandfather said dig and I dug holes the depth I’d been taught so the posts would stand, hold […]
Curtis Bauer Q&A on two poets to explore
Curtis Bauer, author of the poetry collection Fence Line, recommends two poets to explore.
Curtis Bauer Q&A on his favorite aspect of writing
Curtis Bauer, author of the poetry collection Fence Line, discusses revision, his favorite aspect of writing.
Curtis Bauer Q&A on the genesis of A Fence Line Running Through It
Curtis Bauer, author of the poetry collection Fence Line, discusses the genesis of his poem, A Fence Line Running Through It.
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