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Author: pooryorick

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“From the Found Journal of Captain Miles Standish” by Richard LeBlond

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 pooryorick

A fictional reenactment of the pilgrims’ first day ashore in the New World, on what is now the Provincetown Peninsula at the end of Cape Cod. … Continue reading“From the Found Journal of Captain Miles Standish” by Richard LeBlond

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“Words Matter” by Ellen O’Donnell

Posted on February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 pooryorick

When history unfolds before our eyes, someone captures in words what our emotions cannot articulate. Words curate history. … Continue reading“Words Matter” by Ellen O’Donnell

Red carnation next to Vietnam Memorial
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“I Don’t Know Anyone in the War” by Karen Schubert

Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 pooryorick

Walter Cronkite ends the news with the number of American & Viet Cong dead, so older girls in bell bottoms fear for their boyfriends and brothers … Continue reading“I Don’t Know Anyone in the War” by Karen Schubert

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Two Poems by Darren Demaree

Posted on January 15, 2021January 12, 2021 pooryorick

I tend to see horses on the second floor of this new house, which we bought with money that wasn’t ours … Continue readingTwo Poems by Darren Demaree

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Submissions Closed: The Poet’s Mask

Posted on December 31, 2020April 30, 2021 pooryorick

Announcing our latest call for submissions in honor of National Poetry Month … Continue readingSubmissions Closed: The Poet’s Mask

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Four Poems by Elle Shim

Posted on December 15, 2020April 30, 2021 pooryorick

The Moving Man Said This house is haunted, and then he sat down my couch.He said it casually, like a comment on the late Octobersnow, heavy and wet—perfect for pining aloneover a man who will never come to the door. Perfect for wrapping blanket upon blanket and pretendingthe warmth is

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Three Poems by Tim Suermondt

Posted on November 30, 2020April 30, 2021 pooryorick

King Sing Street No king has ever walked the streetor sung there, but it does seem regal,nestled in royally outside the blue house that has become a historic landmark,even if only known by a handful of citizens.Students from a local art school draw the street and the house with precisionand

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“Windowsill” by Carrie Jewell

Posted on November 15, 2020November 13, 2020 pooryorick

Out of one window you can see a whole pasture, waving, the name of which I’m not sure I ever knew. … Continue reading“Windowsill” by Carrie Jewell

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Hallow’s Eve Horror: a Poor Yorick Special Publication

Posted on October 31, 2020April 30, 2021 pooryorick

Our special issue celebrating the spooky, creepy, and downright horrifying. … Continue readingHallow’s Eve Horror: a Poor Yorick Special Publication

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“Stetson” by Rikki Santer

Posted on October 15, 2020April 30, 2021 pooryorick

They say Custer died in his cattleman-creased Stetson. My Annie Oakley knock-off from the local K-mart suited me just fine. … Continue reading“Stetson” by Rikki Santer

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