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LADY OF THE MURALS (Stephen Oliver)

‘The memory of you keeps calling after me like a rolling train.’ — Bob Dylan & Sam Shepard: Brownsville Girl ‘Out of a headstrong cloud column emerged one square-rigged ship, …

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SILENT AS A LANTERN (Stephen Oliver)

Flame is cupola. See it erupt from shock-blown window frames of tall buildings.              Boisterous as applause exploding from theatre galleries. Observe flame’s upward curve, elegant as the carved prows of …

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  • About
    • The Journal
    • An editorial-shaped box
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  • Vault
    • Fiction
      • Lies to Live By
      • Being Sure
    • Interviews
      • Lighthouse Yarns
    • Non Fiction
      • Rogue State
      • Verity La Forum
    • Poetry
      • Heightened Talk
      • Spoken Word
    • Reviews
      • Through the Looking Glass
    • Projects
      • Black Cockatoo
      • Clozapine Clinic — The Frater Project
      • Discoursing Diaspora
      • Disrupt
      • Out of Limbo
  • Poetry Podcast
  • Submissions
    • Guide
    • Reviews Policy