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Daylight Basement by BEN GORDON

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BEN GORDON Daylight Basement An extension ladder leans on the subfloor of our relationship descending one rung at a time into the basement of misunderstanding Copyright 2006, all rights retained by the poet

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Four New Poets by CHARLES P. RIES

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CHARLES P. RIES Nancy Guaquier: Words Oren Wagner: The Last Redcoat and Steve Henn: The Seedy Underbelly of the High-falutin’ Oversoul Mark Gaudet: Just Another Adolescent Braggart I was thinking: What constitutes a new or emerging poet? Who fits the definition of young talent? Is it a function of age or how long they been writing; or maybe how long they have been actively submitting work and proving their worth in the market. I see names of many new poets pop up as I read print and electronic magazines. Those with talent and persistence will become as recognizable as Alan Catlin, Justin Barrett, Michael Kriesel, John Sweet, Ellaraine Lockie, AD Winans and Lyn Lifshin. Those who lack talent and persistence will tire out and blow away. It’s the rising and falling breath of the small press. But I wanted to know, what is new, who is young and what is emerging? I thought about this as I reviewed the work of four poets who all began submitting work a few years ago, and who, on average, have fewer then eight publication credits. One is in his 20’s, two are in the 30’s and one is in her 60’s; and for the sake of this discussion I will define all of them as new faces and emerging voices in the small press. Copyright 2006, all rights retained by the poet

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Everything & Nothing by BEN GORDON

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BEN GORDON Everything & Nothing I understand everything and nothing I accept and reject the same printed page opposing type cast on a sea of expression you cut into me and together we speak worlds into existence kingdoms rise and fall at our punctuation ying and yang of opinion invisible without the other sometimes incendiary together (previously published in The Foliate Oak; published here with poet's permission

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