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Philosopher’s Club

21 November, 2009 by Drew · 1 comment

Drew Logan

Photo: Vince Alongi
If it rained
they met under the bridge
in secret
If the Sun shone
they met in the park
in public
Everyday they solved
the world’s problems
No one took notes

Over and Over

31 October, 2009 by Drew · No comments

Drew Logan
Hard Bread
Hard Time
Hard Luck
Now and then
Soft Woman
Soft Mouth
Soft Work

Photo: Kamen Ferdinandov
Arís is Arís
Arán crua
Am crua
Ádh crua
Anois agus aris
Bean mhín
Béal mín
Beatha mhín

A Greek Tavern

10 October, 2009 by Drew · No comments

Drew Logan

Photo: simon.monk
Blind Homer sat by the door
Ulysses bought him drinks…
Until the other Greeks arrived

Photo: jtravism
r’nd the corner
out’a the wind
you say t’ me
you think th’ll
op’n early t’day
too cold
t’ panhandle
no one r’nd
no money
no juice
I say t’ you maybe
knowing that y’ll have
two more hours
out’a the wind
r’nd the corner

Unrequited Love

25 June, 2009 by Drew · 1 comment

Drew Logan

Photo: erix!
She wrapped her
drunken fist
around the neck of
the almost drunk
bottle of pale
yellow gin

Review of Jeanie Thompson’s “The Seasons Bear Us”

9 June, 2009 by Drew · No comments

Drew Logan

This is a new book of poetry by Jeanie Thompson, a painter of lush images with words from Alabama. She is the managing director of the Alabama Writers Forum and I was thinking about moving to Alabama until I found out she also teaches at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. I live in Kentucky.

Review of Molly Peacock’s Second Blush

3 May, 2009 by Drew · No comments

Drew Logan

Photo: foxypar4
I encountered Molly Peacock for the first time years ago on a bus in downtown Manhattan. She was driving. No! No! Please do not think she was driving the bus. There was a placard on the interior wall of the bus above the seats where they normally put advertising. It had a poem [...]

Two Super Heroes Shortly after Dawn

21 April, 2009 by Drew · No comments

Drew Logan

Photo: kevindooley
Batman and Robin sitting on the curb
out of any wine since last night
waiting for the liquor store to open
Batman and Robin sitting on the curb
out of any love since they were born
waiting for the liquor store to open
Batman and Robin sitting on the curb
out of any life but a bottle of [...]

Juice Church

14 April, 2009 by Drew · No comments

Drew Logan

Photo: ktylerconk
Sitting in Juice Church
waiting a return
to sanity or donut
whichever comes first
Someone passes me
the box of donuts
I become a donut
hole in the middle