Category Archives: Poetry

  1. A Sequence of Five Poems

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    December 21, 2018 by The Citron Review

    by Simon Perchik First on paper then the carpenters following the saws –in the end the house was divided with …
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  2. Notes on the nominations

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    December 21, 2018 by The Citron Review

    Bear with me; I’m new here. I should always lead with this, perhaps with a please in front. After all, …
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  3. Petrichor

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    September 25, 2018 by The Citron Review

    by Kelly R. Samuels   The sandy clay found there and here is best. And with what speed, the drop. …
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  4. I Love the Lace

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    September 25, 2018 by The Citron Review

    by Gwendolyn Jensen I love the lace that holds my breasts and hold my breath to think once was another …
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  5. Woolgathering

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    September 25, 2018 by The Citron Review

    by Carolyn Supinka   Because it has unspooled. Yesterday I gathered my wool. I looped soft orbits around my forearms …
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  6. The Corner Store

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    September 25, 2018 by The Citron Review

    by Rogan Kelly   Nicole works the morning shift at the counter: pours coffee for the carpenters and landscapers, the …
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  7. Dream of Alexandria

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    September 25, 2018 by The Citron Review

    by Rogan Kelly   A man and a woman sit at a seaside cafe made of red brick turned grey …
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  8. Notes on the Poetry Selections

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    September 25, 2018 by The Citron Review

    Happy fall. As summer concludes, I am happy to finally feel a chill at night in Asheville, and soon, the …
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  9. Gold Dust Spring

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    July 17, 2018 by The Citron Review

    Translations by Dan Veach   Wang Wei Drink every day at Gold Dust Spring And live for at least a …
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  10. Notes on the Poetry Selections

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    July 17, 2018 by The Citron Review

      Happy summer. For the last few years, our summer issue has been “Citron Six” —six picks vs. four. Why? …
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