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Poetry

September 10, 2026

Poetry: All forms & styles|Ekphrasis||Tushar Sen|”THE FALL OF LUCIFER BY PETER PAUL RUBENS (1620)”

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September 8, 2026

Poetry: All forms & styles|Ekphrasis||Tushar Sen|”THE CREATION OF ADAM BY MICHELANGELO”

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September 5, 2026

O:JA&L Poetry: All forms & styles|Prose Poetry||John Dorroh|”IF ONLY A FAIRY TALE KNEW ITS OWN ENDING”

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September 4, 2026

Poetry: All forms & styles|Prose Poetry||John Dorroh|”MY HOMETOWN”

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September 3, 2026

Poetry: All forms & styles||John Dorroh|”THAT GRAVITY WEREN’T SUCH A PAIN”

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September 2, 2026

Poetry: All forms & styles||John Dorroh|”KILLING TIME IN THE O’FALLON, ILLINOIS, CITY LIBRARY|WHILE WAITING ON LINDA TO HAVE A HEART CATHETERIZATION”

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August 29, 2026

Poetry: All forms & styles|Prose Poetry||Ken Poyner|”Art Theory”

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August 28, 2026

Poetry: All forms & styles|Prose Poetry||Ken Poyner|”Building the Serial Killer”

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August 27, 2026

Poetry: All forms & styles|Prose Poetry||Ken Poyner|”Competitive First Date”

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August 26, 2026

Poetry: All forms & styles|Prose Poetry||Ken Poyner|”Understanding”

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