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  • ON EMPATHY

    Wary of the verb  “empathize”—together with its noun “empathy” and adjective

  • Confusing Myself with the Whippoorwill

    Today, I was a madness of regrettable actions. At the convenience store, I eyed the cashiers warily as they slouched in

  • THE FLOWER AT THE END OF THE WORLD

    It was a 1954 Ford pickup truck that stopped

  • White Zinfandel

    Again last night I dreamed the dream called Waiter.

  • The Beautiful American Word Baby

    Once, I wanted it growled low in the throat

  • Just Before Sunset in December

    It must have something to do with the angle of the earth

  • Oxalis in the Ingleside & Zucchini in August

    You can find the world’s second largest sundial

  • To Manuel Bandeira | To Hilda Hilst | To Adélia Prado

    The girls are still   a d o r a b l e

  • Remedios Varo’s Locomotion Capilar (1959)

    Riding the bicycles of their beards,

  • Little Pea: A Brief Portfolio

    Sometimes I think I shouldn’t write about my past.

  • ANTIGONE CONSIDERS HER FAMILY: Father and Mother

    He was always unhappy—

  • Jerez translated from Spanish by Susan Ayres

    Perhaps his hand was not so cold