Talkativeness by Michael Earl Craig
Michael Earl Craig reads four poems from his collection Talkativeness, published in April by Wave Books.
Quick Sketch of a Bullet
There is a bullet here on my desk.Tipped over on its side.Its jacket is brassand...
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