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Praise Osawaru: “Stuck In Traffic, I Witness”

“Stuck in Traffic, I Witness” examines a small incident and meditates on its spiritual and humanistic significance. The poem’s power derives from the intimate conversation the speaker has with us readers: “Sometimes, I wonder if the universe intentionally breaks us till our bodies compete with dust before dispensing a rain of half-baked glee to whet …

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Rosalie Sanara Petrouske: “Eating Corn Soup under the Strawberry Moon”

I really dug the step by step precise writing, the repetition in the middle, the sure steady rhythm of “Eating Corn Soup under the Strawberry Moon.” I could taste and smell the poem. At the close, the poem left me with a sense of peace and power. — Tony Gloeggler *** Eating Corn Soup under …

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