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On Chanukah
Isn’t fire itself
Linda Pastan
On Clitocybe Nuda | On Oysters
Peak of autumn’s deepening yellow
Jeffrey Greene
On Contemplating a Sheep’s Skull
Skull aged so much in rain and heat,
John Kinsella
On Delta Flight #2164 From JFK
I'm headed home from a stint at Long Island's
Wendy Barker
On Either Side of the Word Lie
The letters that must be taken away
Phillis Levin
ON EMPATHY
Wary of the verb “empathize”—together with its noun “empathy” and adjective
DeWitt Henry
ON EVERY HAND A GREAT PLAIN By Henry Israeli
Two bears tearing at a tent
Henry Israeli
On Friendship, Haiku, Lust, and Blame
Eye of hurricane,
David Lehman
ON HANDSHAKES
There are firm ones. Soft, almost boneless ones. Hardy/hearty ones. Two-handed ones, cocooning. Congratulatory
DeWitt Henry
On History
His father’s boss was a Millerite—
Wayne Miller
On Lust
I've outlived lust, or think I have.
DeWitt Henry
On My Diagnosis of Pulsatile Tinnitus
Ever since I started hearing my heart
Jessica Goodfellow

On Chanukah