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Michael D. Brown

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Professor Michael D. Brown is an American poet and award winning author of 18 books, winner of the 2003 New York State Senator’s award for poetry, currently teaching English in China at Nanjing Agricultural University. Brown’s poems have recently appeared … Continue reading →

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Torre di Pisa

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

We are not in the district of Tuscany long enough to practice leaning against the sky: whatever invisible force holds us up, holds all things together. We harness inertia for relationships. For when we are in motion; we wish to … Continue reading →

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Fratricide

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Why do we kill? For suspense, is there a thrill? What about the recompense, Or is that too, just an after-thought? Are we grim as the reaper When we in fact are over-wrought – do we deny we are our … Continue reading →

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