Poetry they jump only once, lie still/like dead beer cans. 4 December 200922 May 2015 joannemerriam Read “Shooting Rats at the Bibb County Dump” by David Bottoms. Related Posts Poetry Writing Three erasures 15 February 202615 February 2026 joannemerriam Poetry Writing Hot damn I got a senryu in Haikuniverse 15 January 202615 January 2026 joannemerriam
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