Today's poem is
"What We're up Against"
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John Gallaher
is the author of three books, most recently The Little Book of Guess and the forthcoming Map of the Folded World. Recent poems appear in The Best American Poetry 2008 and FIELD. He lives in rural Missouri where he co-edits The Laurel Review.
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January 22, 2009: "Memory is a Disease of Animals" by Marc McKee
January 21, 2009: "Getaway" by Clay Matthews
January 20, 2009: "Nest" by Katy Didden
January 13, 2008: "Area 25" by Catherine Wing
June 22, 2007: "Prophecy: Snow White" by Donna Prinzmetal
June 18, 2007: "Area 25" by Steven Cramer
January 9, 2007: "Area 25" by Betsy Wheeler
January 5, 2007: "Temptation to Believe" by Andrea Cohen
January 4, 2007: "A Guess Is Spiritual Then, & Will Try to Help You" by John Gallaher
January 2, 2007: "Easter, Looking Westward" by Kimberly Johnson
March 17, 2004: "What's Shorting Out the Good Show" by Martha W. Ostheimer
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