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Impromptu After Frost
America, Land of opportunity: Imagine the poor, the hungry, the hunted Young and old Trudging forever on foot, No longer having a home Or even a place to go to. We used to be that place Where, when you got here, We had to take you in. But we now espouse A road less...
SYMPHONY / a new poem by Tom Evans
Lie down and hear the music. Brahms. Hear the melody as it moves, The blend of the instruments, The cadence of the violins. Imagine the shadowy dancers Waltzing on the polished floor, Revolving, pausing, Beginning again. Feel the breeze Through open windows As it...
(But I Didn’t Die) / a new poem by Tom Evans
A.A.’s kidnapping and drowning When I was a child, horrified me, And still does. It was an image of my Own childhood — To be taken away In the midst of play — What to say to the little Brother (almost a twin) Left behind? He, too, came home To an empty room. ...
Say It Isn’t So / a new poem by Tom Evans
Days of summer gone. If I had written a line like that, Joe Bolton, I would have died A happy man. Why did you do it, Were you half in love with Easeful death? How did you do it? Did you bite your tongue? I would understand If that was the case. You see, I have these...
Heat Wave / a new poem by Tom Evans
Heat never bothers you As a kid, play until You drop, brown and dusty Then haul ass on your bike To the corner store, Grab an ice cold pop From the cooler And you’re good to go, Ready to play two Before you’re called home for dinner. It turns up a bit as a...
BASEBALL, OR THE MYTH OF THE ETERNAL RECCURENCE / a new poem by Tom Evans
Dear Ken, FDR wrote to Judge Landis shortly after Pearl Harbor when it was being decided whether major league games should continue during the war, America needs baseball as a recreational diversion for a nation that will of necessity be working longer and harder than...
Link to published poem in Wilderness House Literary Review
Link to published poem in Wilderness House Literary ReviewEvans.pdf
Book Recommendation: Lost Daughter Collective/Lindsey Drager
This is the first time I've done something like this; it's not a book review, it's merely a chance to tell you how much I enjoyed the novella "The Lost Daughter Collective" by Lindsey Drager. I haven't enjoyed a book as much in years, probably going back to when I...
The People from Heaven / John Sanford
I read about John Sanford probably 40 years ago, remembering that he had been highly praised, and had it in the back of my mind to explore it further, but when I went to to do so, could find very little on him, not surprising as this was well before the Internet came...
Book Review: “Judas” / by Amos Oz
I knew that Amos Oz was an Israeli writer, but that was about it, and I'd never read anything by him. On a recommendation (my therapist's actually) I thought I'd give it a try, as I'd always had an interest in Judas, and am so glad I did. As far as I'm concerned, it's...