cracked open
the surface
tension of things
in the shade of
the world tree
here at the self-
designated
center of
the cosmos
bird – sky
spread in a wide-
embracing ecstatic
dance over the
mouth of the earth
fasting into trances
you are my axis
my shadow low beside me
my conch shell horn
my hollow reed flute
thru which my song flies
my heart beats
my gut pushes up my
lungs & air comes up
through my throat
the rabbit I eat
helps me dart & run
& blend in w/
my surroundings
the bird I eat
lightens me and swims
dives deeply into
my reliable wells
John Landry
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Ijagun Poetry Journal is a quarterly journal that provides a platform from which we can tell our own stories in the authenticity of their multiplicity through the poetic medium. We don’t want to hear these stories from our master “griots” alone; we want to hear from those mastering their art, too. Hence, we aim at publishing new and emerging poets. We also welcome the works of established poets in order to encourage the poetic genius of those mastering poetic art. We prize original works that conform to, break or reinvent conventions. Again, we accept reviews and critical essays on poetry. We also accept powerful art works and photographs that make us appreciate the "poetry" in everything.
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