the hum of spiders: an anthology of works & words

the hum of spiders: an anthology
of works & words

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This series includes poems and short fictions that are essential to me, as well as my own brief comments (250-500 words) about the works. My selections are very personal in nature – and may or may not be the most critically recognized works by the writers.

Each selection includes a link to the work and my comments.

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Jimmy Santiago Baca, “Like an animal”

Amiri Baraka, “Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note”

Lucille Clifton, “blessing the boats”

Kathy Fish, “Foreign Film”

Joy Harjo, “Desire”

Lynda Hull, “Accretion”

David Ignatow, “Three in Transition”

Li-Young Lee, “Eating Together”

Frank O’Hara, “Windows” – A bonus poem included: “September 14, 1959 (Moon)” – audio reading by O’Hara and text

Naomi Replansky, “Epitaph-1945”

Jack Spicer, “Thing Language”

Ruth Stone, “Lines”

Lew Welch, “[I saw myself]”

 
 
 
 
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