The Famous Outlaw
He rides into town on a retarded horse, falling off five times before reaching […]
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African American Poets, Audio, Poems, Tributes
The Hour of Our Belief
I want to know who cried for the toy I found out back this afternoon. Was it the same child
African American Poets, Audio, Poems, Tributes
The Girls On Josephine Street
Josephine Street is notorious. Everybody says it’s the street where the fast girls hang, so when the bus driver yells
African American Poets, Audio, Poems, Tributes
Ars Poetica
They laughed when I asked for pancetta, those grocery store clerks. I don’t care. It’s better to be chic
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What the Dead Tell Us About Charon, Ferryman of the Dead
Charon is in a hurry, if you can imagine it, revving the engine of his outboard motor with one hand
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Home Visit: Jenny
When I arrived, she had been alone with the body for three weeks: her mother a puddle on the bathroom