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Alfonso Churchill

Posted on January 29, 2016 by ST Editors

Submitted by David Kaplan From: Spoon River Anthology (1915) by Edgar Lee Masters Alfonso Churchill They laughed at me as “Prof. Moon,” As a boy in Spoon River, born with the thirst Of knowing about the stars. They jeered when I … Continue reading →

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Writing a Poem

Posted on January 29, 2016 by ST Editors

by David Kaplan Carl Sandburg was once asked, “How do you go about writing?” He said, “I put one word in front Of another.” I, on the other hand, once asked A Nobel Prize–winning astrophysicist, “How is the orbit of … Continue reading →

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Looking at Stars from the Top of a Mountain

Posted on November 2, 2014 by ST Editors

 by Robert Carnevale © I have come to where I’ve always been. The other hills seems quite at rest, no telltale sign of thoughts like mine milling like fireflies about their crowns. The stars keep on with their burning. How can we … Continue reading →

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The Pearl of Time

Posted on March 31, 2014 by ST Editors

A Poem by Alison Lu In the darkness of the world. We have one savior. The pearl in the sky. The clock that marks the day and night. Surrounded by the dew of the universe. The twinkling diamonds. You might … Continue reading →

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