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poetry-magazineFrom “Anagrams” [iv]By Luke Kennard It is generally believed that the writers had to make the most of a low budget and that this led to…Social CommentariesGender & SexualityReligionChristianityLivingLife ChoicesThe MindRelationshipsMen & WomenActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesTheater & DanceTypes/ModesSeries/Sequence + 8 more
poetry-magazineFrom “Anagrams” [xiii]By Luke Kennard But not before several undisputed stone-cold classics. This is why we keep writing about Cain: for …ReligionChristianityLivingLife ChoicesRelationshipsMen & WomenArts & SciencesTheater & DanceTypes/ModesSeries/Sequence + 3 more
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Being in PlaysBy Ed SkoogEthics are learned from who you sleep with the first few times, and theater is sex, almost. Being in…Arts & SciencesTheater & Dance
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poetry-magazineChorus Attempting to Interpret Unearthed Fragments of Their PlayBy Carolina EbeidCan you let go the concern for how it began what happened Here the word house remains A reddening (…NatureWeatherLivingThe MindTime & BrevityArts & SciencesTheater & DanceAnxiety & InsecurityGrief + 2 more