POETRY
Chris Abani Victoria Chang Michael Chitwood Keith Ekiss Gibson Fay-LeBlanc Beth Ann Fennelly Raza Ali Hasan James Hoch Cyan James Julia Johnson Larry Levis Khaled Mattawa Timothy O’Keefe Catherine Pierce Jon Pineda John Poch Austin Segrest Louie Skipper Ron Smith Robert Thomas Joshua Weiner Lesley Wheeler Charles Wright
RAZA ALI HASAN
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The ring-doves flew away from the cypress branches; the petals unhinged like droplets from a spinning umbrella.
The leaves, too, fell, leaving the branches bare. Below Desolation chalked its path on the ancient garden
pouring concrete over concrete—my lone lament went unheard in the hardening cement.
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Contributor’s notes Introduction: From 67 mogul miniatures