by Jesse Lee Kercheval After the porno theater became a revival house， the neighborhood began to change. The Blue Plate， a designer diner， opened， all...
by Dara Wier （it's scaffolding） （it's supposed to be temporary） （the domino effect） （had been forgotten about） （it was in storage） （nobody kne...
by Lord Alfred Tennyson Below the thunders of the upper deep， Far， far beneath in the abysmal sea， His ancient， dreamless， uninvaded sleep The Kraken ...
by Lorenzo Thomas Man is no longer alone in the universe！ The day I found the hieroglyphic formula For happiness for all mankind I had to promise to g...
by William Shakespeare Blow， blow， thou winter wind， Thou art not so unkind As man's ingratitude； Thy tooth is not so keen， Because thou art not s...
by David Wagoner When our semi-conductor Raised his baton， we sat there Gaping at Marche Militaire， Our mouth-opening number. It seemed faintly famili...
by Dennis Lee You say you want to fight me？ But think I'd rather not？ Then listen to the story Of another guy I fought， And maybe you'll appre...
by Edward Lear I They went to sea in a Sieve， they did， In a Sieve they went to sea： In spite of all their friends could say， On a winter's morn， ...
by Naomi Shihab Nye "A true Arab knows how to catch a fly in his hands，" my father would say. And he'd prove it， cupping the buzzer inst...
by David R. Slavitt He broke in， picking the lock， or having stolen a key， and he knew the code to disarm the alarm， some homeless guy， a crazy street...