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Introduction to A&A Poetry, Issue 78
Introduction to A&A Poetry, Issue 78 This quarter’s poems begin with a love of the sea [The Fisherwoman and the Queen of Gulls by Devin Miller (Seattle, Washington)] and ends with the call back to the ocean [Song of the … Continue reading
Surrogates
Frankly, there is a use for both YouTube instructional videos and certain how to sites and blogs that escapes many people. Apprenticeships are very hard to come by nowadays, especially the ones for skills that are becoming lost like … Continue reading
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Introduction to Poetry, Issue 77
Introduction to Poetry, Issue 77 Please enjoy the slate of innovative poets kicking off 2021—a year, I pray, will be healthy, and productive for all y’all: “After the Singularity, the Programmer Goes for a Walk” by Stephanie Yue Duhem (Austin, … Continue reading
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Introduction to Issue 76 Poetry
Introduction to Issue 76 Poetry We hope that the poetry in this issue finds you all well in these trying times and that it will put a smile on your faces. There are some innovated poems that are skillfully … Continue reading
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Distance Learning & Sci Fi
Distance Learning & Science Fiction With many of our schools physically closed, and distance learning on the rise due to Covid-19, I thought it would be interesting to take a thought-journey into the worlds of computer educational systems as predicted … Continue reading
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Couped Up
Abyss & Apex‘s last two reading periods for both Fiction and Poetry had an incredible number of submissions. Apparently, lots of people who had time on their hands due to being stuck at home via Corvid-19 decided to use … Continue reading
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Introduction to Abyss & Apex Poetry Issue 75
I imagine being sheltered in place is one reason why nearly 300 poems have been submitted in the month of May 2020 for the 3rd and 4th quarter issues (75 and 76, resp.) I anguished over making the selections because … Continue reading
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Editorial: Online this Time
When there have been pandemics in the past that necessitated quarantines — voluntary or otherwise — loneliness and boredom were probably much more of a problem. Let us be grateful for the resources that we have, whether online friends, online … Continue reading
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Introduction to Poetry Issue 74
In this issue, there is a significant amount of surrealistic work (some with formalism). As a refresher from the Poetry Foundation. Surrealism is an “artistic philosophy that took hold in 1920s Paris and spread throughout the world in the decades … Continue reading
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Introduction to Abyss & Apex Poetry Issue 73
Introduction to Issue 73 Poetry First, I want to congratulate the following nominees for the 2019 Best of the Net and Pushcart prizes: Pushcart (Poetry) Gretchen Tessmer, “The Right Hand of Starlight” (Issue 70) Tristan Beiter, “Mother of Cacti” (Issue … Continue reading
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