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West Wind

The Cremation of Percy Bysshe Shelley, by Louis Édouard Fournier (France), 1889.     West Wind “Lift me as a wave, a leaf, a cloud…” (Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Ode to the West Wind”) We let the west wind take his … Continue reading

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If I Were an Editor at Silver Birch Press

If I were an editor at Silver Birch Press and read My Auspicious Publishing Ploy I would be perplexed. Is that the poem? Or is it perhaps the title of the poem? Have those persnickety, hyper-modern line breaks, often ill-chosen … Continue reading

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Dear Brueghel-just appeared in the Ekphrastic Review

Venus Frigida, by Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish), 1614. Dear Brueghel, by Steve Deutsch Venus Frigida, by Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish), 1614. Dear Brueghel, Stop by at your good time to see the piece. I’ve named it Venus Frigida. It turns … Continue reading

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A Last Lab Report

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Stevieslaw: It’s Not Complicated

My poem “It’s not complicated” just appeared is the current issue (17) of Misfit Magazine. The link is to misfitmagazine.net. I’ve reprinted the page: It’s Not Complicated Our yoga instructor calmly commands our attention, as she stands a perfect tree … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw Had 10,000th Hit

Stevieslaw had its 10,000th visit today, since its inception in 1898.

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Stevieslaw: Tomorrow’s Headlines Today

Stevieslaw: Tomorrow’s Headlines Today—Fish in a Barrel We haven’t used this feature often this year. Headlines are tricky to predict. That is the reason we are so pleased to present a guest “headline of tomorrow,” from Edwin Walker of the … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Republicans Fight Back

Stevieslaw: Republicans Fight Back U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, announced last night that the United States would accept four more refugees from oppression. The four, all recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize, are over the age of 87. Republicans … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Top Ten Reasons to Shut Down the Government

Stevieslaw: Top Ten Reasons to Shut Down the Government The Republicans in Congress have just a released a definitive statement on the reasons they must shut down the federal government. Ted Cruz, who is planning to read during the filibuster, … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Fact or fiction?

Stevieslaw: Fact or Fiction? Yale forestry researcher, Thomas Crowther, reports that there are roughly 3 trillion trees now on earth. Wow! And in 300 years, if we project from the current loss of trees there will be none. He mostly … Continue reading

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