Thank you to editor Rhodes Thompson for publishing my poem, “Ars Wormetica,” in the inaugural issue of Hellscape, the literary brainchild of Grad Students in George Mason University’s MFA program. It’s an honor to be included!
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Congrats!
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Thanks, Ken! 🙂
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Love this poem! Oh, that “drawn-out hiss” never fizzles out.
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Thanks, Bob!
I do suppose, as far as portents are concerned, the sound is universally relatable. Though, self pity is generally better served by the conviction of its uniqueness…
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Mmm. Wormburgers!
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Lovely, long striding lines, Stephanie. Cracking poem.
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Wow! Thanks, Daniel! This dash of praise comes as a welcome culinary enhancement!
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Every dish needs a bit of salt, pepper & chili flakes, in my opinion & leave it at that.
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Indeed. Anything more is just superfluous!
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Ah! Are you, too, confounded by nutrition guru’s many conflicting musts and don’t-dares?? We’d have to study the label to see what sort of soil the canned worms were farmed in …
You may prove to be prophet.
Love the poetics …
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Ha! Such cans are likely left unopened by those who actually have a clue of what’s good for them… It’s on behalf of the rest of us that I strive to perfect the art of annelid consumption.
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