A review of Accomplice to Memory, by Q. M. Zhang (Kaya Press, 2017) Editor’s Note: Given that this magazine was the first to publish pages from Zhang’s book, and that, since that time, the author has herself joined our masthead as fiction and nonfiction editor, this magazine certainly can make no pretense to . . .
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Can I stop a dog from gnawing its tail?you ask. Save a child from blindness? Rescuea meadow? You want to understand yourrange of motion. You will face rogue rivers,scheming mosquitoes, rice shortages. Notto mention surgeons with unsteady hands.—from “Welcome to Guardian Angel School,” Fall 2018 (Vol. 59, Issue 3) Tell us about one . . .
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Tonight, even the frogsare out there, discoursing to darkness,regurgitating air, getting it said.They too are turning the embarrassingnecessities of flesh into a kind of music,they too are instruments of the invisible,some unpleased power that would settlefor limp skin just to preserve itself.—from “All This Fiddle,” Fall 2018 (Vol. 59, Issue 3) Tell . . .
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1. Discuss: The Greeks said it all: As with thyme—the scent of Greeks speaking Time,breathing thyme, which grows evenwhen walked upon. On its own, spreads.—from “The Test: Western Civilization”, Fall 2018 (Vol. 59, Issue 3) Tell us about one of the first pieces you wrote.My 4th grade teacher had E. E. Cumming’s “[in Just-]” . . .
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Your back is your voice it speaks volumes.It is telling me I cannot see what I hear coming from in front of you.From in front of the circle of backs yours is a part of.What is happening?Is there a body?Is it attached to these sounds of a body in pain?—from “Ownership of . . .
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Jasper Johns, Poster, (Flag) Moratorium, 1969USA lithograph on paper; 52.2 × 72.4 cm (20 9/16 × 28 1/2 in.)Gift of Various Donors; 1981-29-52Cooper Hewitt collection At Soldier Field, Home of the Chicago Bears If I had really good eyes, I might see the threads that join me to the crowd, or even . . .
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NOT HAPPENING, an image from TRUMP PAPERS, a show of hand-painted broadsides by San Francisco artist Ward Schumaker, 20 October – 6 November 2018 at Jack Fischer Gallery. VOTE! Ward Schumakerfine art portfolio: https://ward-schumaker.squarespace.comtumblr images: http://wardschumaker.tumblr.cominstagram: http://wardschumaker.tumblr.com Trump Papers20 October – 6 November 2018Jack Fischer GallerySan Franciscowww.jackfischergallery.com
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He could never trust a thing, he says,that bleeds for seven days and doesn’tdie. Ha. Just a joke, he says. Lighten up.Ha. By this red he tries to read me rightbetween the eyes.—from “Portrait of the Woman as Blood”, Fall 2018 (Vol. 59, Issue 3) Tell us about one of the first . . .
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DUST BIN, an image from TRUMP PAPERS, a show of hand-painted broadsides by San Francisco artist Ward Schumaker, 20 October – 6 November 2018 at Jack Fischer Gallery. VOTE! Ward Schumakerfine art portfolio: https://ward-schumaker.squarespace.comtumblr images: http://wardschumaker.tumblr.cominstagram: http://wardschumaker.tumblr.com Trump Papers20 October – 6 November 2018Jack Fischer GallerySan Franciscowww.jackfischergallery.com
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Wolf throat, words pacebut don’t exit the mouth. The man in the officeacross the hall is going bear hunting this weekend. All I want to do is jump on the bear’s backand keep my . . .
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