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To the Next Poem, by Samuel Hazo

To the Next Poem, by Samuel Hazo

May 29, 2011
by ContemporaryWorldLit
Issue Seven: May/June 2011, Poetry, Samuel Hazo

I trust you to say everything     I know but never know     I know until I write it. I trust you to be born…

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Ars Poetica, by Samuel Hazo

Ars Poetica, by Samuel Hazo

May 29, 2011
by ContemporaryWorldLit
Issue Seven: May/June 2011, Poetry, Samuel Hazo

I’ve had enough of poets who repeatedly proclaim they’re poets or compose sestinas just to show they can but never see that wordplay’s not the…

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The Merchandiser’s Song, by Samuel Hazo

The Merchandiser’s Song, by Samuel Hazo

May 29, 2011
by ContemporaryWorldLit
Issue Seven: May/June 2011, Poetry, Samuel Hazo

Sell only the best for as much as you can and make it appear like a bargain from God. It takes as much work to…

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Ophelia’s Lie, by Samuel Hazo

Ophelia’s Lie, by Samuel Hazo

May 29, 2011
by ContemporaryWorldLit
Issue Seven: May/June 2011, Poetry, Samuel Hazo

Not that her innocence and age      were an excuse. . .                                       After all,      the girl could hold her own      in argument,…

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“Are You Sam Hazo’s Grandfather?” by Samuel Hazo

“Are You Sam Hazo’s Grandfather?” by Samuel Hazo

May 29, 2011
by ContemporaryWorldLit
Issue Seven: May/June 2011, Poetry, Samuel Hazo

Including my late father,     we are four plus a far     distant cousin we’ve never met     who have the same first     and…

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In the Beginning Was the Breath, by Samuel Hazo

In the Beginning Was the Breath, by Samuel Hazo

May 29, 2011
by ContemporaryWorldLit
Issue Seven: May/June 2011, Poetry, Samuel Hazo

A Swedish linguist predicts     the death of language itself,     beginning with English.                                                Most     visions with apocalyptic endings     leave me cold,…

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In Troth, by Samuel Hazo

In Troth, by Samuel Hazo

May 29, 2011
by ContemporaryWorldLit
Issue Seven: May/June 2011, Poetry, Samuel Hazo

Forget the birthdays.                                        For me     you’re younger than ever.                                                     Nothing     is truer than that.                                     Tonight     I thought of life without…

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The King of Swing, by Samuel Hazo

The King of Swing, by Samuel Hazo

May 29, 2011
by ContemporaryWorldLit
Issue Seven: May/June 2011, Poetry, Samuel Hazo

They tromp on stage in fours     with amplified guitars low slung     and aimed at fans who clap     and yelp and ought to…

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The Face of Catherine Deneuve, by Samuel Hazo

The Face of Catherine Deneuve, by Samuel Hazo

May 29, 2011
by ContemporaryWorldLit
Issue Seven: May/June 2011, Poetry, Samuel Hazo

French without question—a smile     that’s nine parts mirth     and one part doubt, the chin     untucked and the left eyebrow     arched a…

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