BILL REED
“There you are,” she said,“I don’t know why you always make me waitSo long.” “Not spry as what I used to be,”Said Ned. “I don’t know what there’s left of use.I really don’t.” “And look at this,” she said,“The last of all those vegetables I canned.To thi...
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At the beginning of this century, the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago asked me to compile texts of the immigrant experience for a public reading in celebration of America’s rich diversity. I first posted these here in 2018. May these eloquent American voices remind us of our common origins as ...
then you take off, as fast as a jet. as soon as someone comes get me I just can’t wait to see my baby my baby cat, Carson. Marifaye, 5th grade My messy heart map with letter poem draft. Avalyn was drawn to the model poem by Danusha Laméris. ...
Unless you say: “Come hither pray, And weep upon my vest.”--Normal Bean, San Diego Cal. Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 3, 1914 11. THE CLIMATE AND THE VIEW When one first comes to southern Cal And gloms the cloudless blue, One swallows nearly everything While listening to the native...
Elena Zhang is a Chinese American writer and mother living in Chicago. Her work can be found in HAD, JAKE, Exposition Review, Your Impossible Voice, and Gone Lawn, among other publications, and has been nominated for Best Microfiction 2024. You can find her on Twitter @ezhang77.October...
Charles Simic was born in Yugoslavia on May 9, 1938. His childhood was complicated by the events of World War II. He moved to Paris with his mother when he was 15; a year later, they joined his father in New York and then moved to Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, where he graduated...
I will especially show how poetry inspires textile art, highlighted in the Threads project, which took place in New York City, Colombia, the Philippines, and Chicago. I will end with both writing prompts and prompts for visual art. 12:00-12:55 Lunch Break 1:00PM EDT It's Time to ...
be able to find shelter for the night.In times of 1 weather conditions,however,that struggle becomes even more 2 as their lives are in danger.Recently, 3 people across Chicago faced freezing to death if they couldn’t find 4 for the night.Thankfully,one local woman 5 to let that happen...