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AGNI 5 and 6

Contents

FictionEssaysPoetryProse Poem Sampler

Fiction

Alter Ego
by France Burke
Left Foot in a Lonely Guitar
by Stephen Christenson
The Tellers
by Stephen Dixon
Absence
by Howard Schwartz
Claudia D’Amato Loves Warm Movies, Very Warm Movies
by Terry Stokes

Essays

Where is My Lariat? The Poetry of John McKernan
by Askold Melnyczuk

Poetry

The Messiah After the Crucifixion
by Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
Translated from the Arabic by B.M. Bennani
Father’s Land
by Bohdan Antonych
Translated from the Ukrainian by Christine Zawadiwsky
A Political Documentary
by Douglas Blazek
How Writing Has Changed
by Douglas Blazek
& Other Acts of Love
by Mercy Bona
There’s a Step-Ladder Near Your Bible / They Say You’re Far-Sighted When Alone
by Mercy Bona
the red and orange of your dress
by Ellen Carter
Scherzo
by Hale Chatfield
Prophet
by Wladyslaw Cieszynsky
Like a Hand at the Moment of Death
by Robert Desnos
Translated from the French by Stuart Dischell
Halting Speech
by John Ditsky
A Romance
by Stephen Dunn
The Protean Man
by Stephen Dunn
The Prophet
by Stuart Dybek
Madonna
by Barbara Eve
Mother Jones
by Barbara Eve
Red Ice
by Jean Follain
Translated from the French by Phil Sugden
Riddle No. 2: Storm at Sea
by Albert W Haley Jr
Poem for my Eighth Year in Prison
by Michael Hogan
Australia
by Cynthia Huntington
Singing in the Underground
by Cynthia Huntington
Letter
by David Ignatow
Bushel Basket
by Thomas Johnson
Landscape with Turkey on the Hill
by Thomas Johnson
The Real Sinew That Binds
by Thomas Johnson
Mid-Flight
by Robert Lietz
The Guardians 2
by Robert Lietz
Breaking Down the Day
by Kirby Malone
A Letter to My Mother Who Tells Me “Everyone Asks About You, What Should I Tell Them?”
by John McKernan
After the Evening Temperatures the Jovial Radio Weather Man in Huntington West Virginia Says That a Freezing Rain Warped a Hundred Tinker Toy Sets in the Suburbs of Dubuque
by John McKernan
At Home
by John McKernan
Avon Calling
by John McKernan
Ironing Board
by John McKernan
Shucks
by John McKernan
Tea Bag
by John McKernan
The Only Known Road Map of the Alaskan Islands
by John McKernan
Where is My Lariat?
by John McKernan
Where Is My Lariat?: The Poetry of John McKernan
by Askold Melnyczuk
The Gulf of Riga
by Herbert Morris
21st Anniversary
by Linda Pastan
Millie
by James Reiss
Morning Song
by James Reiss
The Washerwomen
by Nico Suarez
Translated from the Spanish by Alan Britt
Dog-Days
by Phil Sugden
Crews
by Jules Supervielle
Translated from the French by Geoffrey Gardener
The Morning of the World
by Jules Supervielle
Translated from the French by Geoffrey Gardener
Untitled
by Jules Supervielle
Translated from the French by Geoffrey Gardener
Jabez’s Farm
by Rex L. Veeder
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
by Harold Witt
The Clever Studio
by Harold Witt
The Glove
by Christine Zawadiwsky

Prose Poem Sampler

Poetry
Prose IX
by Hale Chatfield
AD: Mayakovsky A Poet in the Revolution (a)
by Timothy Cohrs
AD: Mayakovsky A Poet in the Revolution (b)
by Timothy Cohrs
The Haberdasher Instructs His Sons
by Stuart Dischell
The Neighborhood Dog
by Russell Edson
The Old Mother Goddess
by Russell Edson
The Weeping and Chirping
by Russell Edson
A Man’s Gone Too Far
by Harry Greenberg
Day of the 1000 Weeping Birds
by Harry Greenberg
Insomnia
by Andrew Grossbardt
The Dream of a Wedding
by Gerald Lange
The First Few Years
by Gerald Lange
A Small Carnival
by Howard Schwartz
A Bad Day
by Carolyn Stoloff
Car
by Brian Swann
Invasion
by Brian Swann
Rice for Dinner
by Brian Swann
The Last Subway System
by Brian Swann
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Editors
Askold Melnyczuk, David Ghitelman
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