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Mick, we are in a swamp.
Bullrush baited, thick
in the thicket, vibrant
and violent. We
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Erin Kirsh
Erin Kirsh is a writer and performer based in Vancouver, Canada. A Pushcart Prize nominee, her work has appeared in dozens of lit journals including The Malahat Review, Arc Poetry Magazine, CV2, EVENT, QWERTY, and Geist, where she took second place in their postcard short story contest. Visit her at www.erinkirsh.com or follow her on twitter @kirshwords.
Published works
Summer Rituals
Fireworks rupture the smoke
gold stars like sky-sealed approval
burst trickle down
green
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Disappearing Acts
When she left, Anita took Mom's valise, the round one with the wooden handle from Eaton's department store. Mom was furious. She'd had it on hold at the store for weeks while she earned enough to ... [+]