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Damon Marbut

Damon Ferrell Marbut is a Southern novelist and poet. He is author of the coming-of-age novel Awake in the Mad World and the collection of poetry Little Human Accidents: Chaos Poems From The Brink. His work has been featured in over 30 magazines, … Continue reading

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At a Café Window with an Empty Glass of Tea

If asked, What do you want from love? An older me, and so a younger one, might have cried out, Everything! and not meant it. The soul of youth fails in its rush toward definition. Now, and after much time, … Continue reading

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After Three Take Dinner

The last time I looked out the windowat the Mississippi River down the road from here,and like I could see it rippling,I was softly toeing around the bedroom like I had a secret.It’s not such a cautious love affair anymore.Dogs … Continue reading

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Musical You

I want to go to California, baby, and write you a song in aggressive fires that threaten every building around us, and I want you to teach me like you can to dance and say words with my body in … Continue reading

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