Poetry
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Out with a Bang
03 May 2019 on Blog, Poetry, StorystormTwo of Barnstorm’s poetry readers are graduating from the MFA program this spring; before they head out, Milo and Morgan took the time to share their thoughts on the evolution...
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“Penance” by Terri Kent-Enborg
26 April 2019 on PoetryIn autumn, a bamboo pole sceptered in his fists, Dad thwacked walnuts from the sleepy domes of trees and my sister and me, five and nine, gathered the fallen in...
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“The Naming” by Monty Jones
12 April 2019 on PoetryThe birds confused him.It was their overflowing presenceor their quick movements,or he was color-blindor tone-deaf, one of the senseslacking something, unable quiteto make everything fit.Each one had to have a...
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AWP: I didn’t do everything
12 April 2019 on Blog, Poetry, StorystormRemember:this is just one seaon one beach on oneplanet in onesolar system in onegalaxy. After thatthe scale increases, sothis is not the last word,and nothing else is talking back.It’s a...
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“Nothing You Need” by John Ronan
22 March 2019 on PoetryMain Street’s a Cheese Shoppe,Galleries, and a bright brew pubFeaturing pumpkin harvest ale,Free-range chicken, and kale.A retro pharmacy with show globes.The state bank. Beyond Bordeaux.Your candles-only. Your soap-only: Bricks spiked...
The Writer's Hot Seat
The Writer’s Hot Seat: Peter Mishler
15 March 2019 on Blog, Poetry, The Writer's Hot SeatPeter Mishler is the author of Fludde (Sarabande, 2018), a book of poems selected for the Kathryn A. Morton prize in poetry by Dean Young, who said, “Fludde makes us feel,...
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“Apricots” by Lucie Berjoan
08 March 2019 on PoetryThis morning is wrapped in a sweatshirt, raw and restless it filters through my jacket at the bus stop. Without you here it’s easier to get out of bed. I...
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“Signs You May Have an Eating Disorder” by Barbara Daniels
15 February 2019 on PoetryWhite clay you chew through before you get back to your car. Hair. Dice that clatter across a long table. Paper. Paint chips. Drywall. Dirt. Burnt matches. An herb you...
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How We Select Poems to Publish
15 February 2019 on Blog, PoetryIn order to shed light on one aspect of the submission process, the Barnstorm poetry team answers the question, “How do you select poems for possible publication?” Morgan: When looking...
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“A Hive for Water” by Fred Dale
01 February 2019 on Blog, PoetryA sealed, clear bag of water hung above the door, dusk’s sleepy light palmed in its many mirrored hands. The barman said it kept the bees away, proving, at the...
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The Score for a Voice
14 December 2018 on Poetry, Storystorm“Prosody is not much taught or talked about, since it was a form of institutional terrorism in the previous, metrical orthodoxy.” Robert Haas, Listening and Making Prosody is a spooky...
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“The Heart” by Arlene Naganawa
30 November 2018 on Blog, PoetryA door opened into her body, a cavern, pinpricks like electric wasps. Her fingers dimmed like fireflies drained of light. So this is someone’s work, she thought, the dimpled spider...
