Dixie Scenes in Poetry From Virginia to Louisiana
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Rich Hours
Presented at the 2017 Abbeville Institute Summer School. False River —For Olivia Pass, and for Patric It’s wide, impressive, but it’s false—really an oxbow lake, formed when the Mississippi, on its own, changed its course,… »
For the Paris Dead
The Wehrmacht coveted the wealth of France, its grain, vines, ports, its past—and Paris most of all. They planned, and took their shining chance. Admiring it, they didn’t want its ghost, or ruins! They… »
On a Postmodern Publisher
A modest query falls out of the fog: “Might you be interested in this small book, which would appear to fit your catalogue— new figures, new research? Please take a look.” The answer is… »
A Small Poetics
A poetess, invited to submit her verse—a friendly offer— answered back: “Your editorial policies don’t fit my own advanced ideas; I’d be a hack if I were to contribute. Life is short, and poems… »
