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John Landry

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

John Landry’s poems have appeared in Elective Affinities, Elohi Gadugi, ditch, Heartfire, Istanbul Literary Review, Xcp cross-cultural poetics, and Perfume River Poetry Review. He read his work at the Library of Congress at the invitation of Gwendolyn Brooks. He served … Continue reading →

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Recreation

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

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 … Continue reading →

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John Landry

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

John Landry’s poems have appeared in Elective Affinities, Elohi Gadugi, ditch, Heartfire, Istanbul Literary Review, Xcp cross-cultural poetics, and Perfume River Poetry Review. He read his work at the Library of Congress at the invitation of Gwendolyn Brooks. He served … Continue reading →

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Waking up crazy

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

(for Raúl Zurita of Chile)   I woke after a fitful sleep restless & tired in America the death of swelling fruit the death of 1/2 opened fruit the death distended of 1/2 written poems the death of 1/2 an … Continue reading →

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Washington, 1986

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

(for Martin Carter of Guyana, 1927-1997)   On Valentine’s Day I have transgressed good order & incommoded traffic in front of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. There is tradition in reminding governments of the job in need of doing   Arrested then … Continue reading →

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