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Issue 5.1
Winter 2025
Allison Whittenberg
Reflection
Written in a style reminiscent of Kay Ryan and Lucille Clifton, my poetry speaks to family history and current events.
through persistence
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the only benefit
in viewing the world
from bedrock is that
you're not the same idiot
you were when you leveled in the trench
in the first place
Allison Whittenberg is an award winning novelist and playwright. Her poetry has appeared in Columbia Review, Feminist Studies, J Journal, and New Orleans Review. Whittenberg is a six-time Pushcart Prize nominee. They Were Horrible Cooks is her collection of poetry. Her maininfluence is Kay Ryan.
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