Tag Archives: Poetry

  1. Self Portrait as an ARM Assembly

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    April 29, 2026 by The Citron Review

    by Shyla Ann Shehan   Text for screen reader accessibility I am transfixed by what dwells behind door number two, …
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  2. Oak

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    April 29, 2026 by The Citron Review

    by Keith Baughman   when the intelligence of the acornsinks into the memory of muda vast storehouse of wisdom opens …
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  3. Above Lake Zoar

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    April 29, 2026 by The Citron Review

    by Alex MacConochie   The bark stands out from the tree.Press a palm against a lightning scar,Slip your pinkie in …
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  4. Halfway There

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    April 29, 2026 by The Citron Review

    by Florence Murry   In this whitewashed village black and white cats meow at my feet. There is no way …
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  5. When Rust is Under Us, We Curse the Sky

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    April 29, 2026 by The Citron Review

    by Tiffany Promise   In the front yard, horse placenta dissolvesin a mud puddle. The trough is riddled with algae …
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  6. Pick Me

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    December 22, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Steven O. Young Jr.   What sort of fantasy would it beif I didn’t see myself               strewn across your lap,left …
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  7. Carson McCullers was not married when she died, but she did tell Tennessee Williams that she had sex with Gypsy Rose Lee

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    December 22, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Kristen Field   She married Reeves McCullers twice.Divorced him twice. Which decisioncarries more weight? He told her on their …
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  8. Matchbooks

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    December 22, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by JoAnna Scandiffio   we miss those little souvenirsof where we ate when we were oncein love and kept the …
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  9. There Is No Penalty for Breaking the Law of Gravity

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    December 22, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Jeff Mock   Waking is a sort of fallingAs if through water, the slow Pressure against your bodyAnd against …
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  10. The Gloom Spices

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    December 22, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by John A. Nieves   Old clove by the baseboard leans like a downedmailbox but promises no                 missive. It has given …
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