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Meadow
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Three Poems by Cathy Conlon

The Light Dancing When I close the door my father’s coat slow dances against the dark wood. It is old,...
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The Truth about cows by Annie Cowell
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The Truth about Cows by Annie Cowell

The Truth about Cows I’ve heard a lot of bad stuff about cows; about how these murderous brutes are hell...
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Oisin Breen
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INTERVIEW: Oisín Breen, Poet (by Hadley-James Hoyles)

Irish poet, academic, and journalist, Oisín Breen is the author of two collections of poetry. His latest collection, Lilies on...
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Cow in mist
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Hailstones by Bel Schenk

Hailstones Why not slow down and pull up next to this black, sideways cow. Could this be a silhouette? Or...
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The big list of farm books
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The Largest List of Farm Books

Farming is an essential part of the human story. Although the number of farmers is declining world wide, many people...
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Hawthorn
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I am Hawthorn by Emily Cullen

I am hawthorn Beautiful and forbidding I inspire reverence a healthy reticence. You might find me near holy wells and...
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Vines
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what will be by Mary Silwance

what will be November has already made husks of what once was aaaaI work fast against nearing dusk the sky...
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Dead Farms by Sydney Lea
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Dead Farms in Northern New England by Sydney Lea

Dead Farms in Northern New England Veinous snapshots of Dad Before He Went Over. All black and whites, they’ve sat...
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Old horse
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Two Poems by J. R. Solonche

Old There should be a horse here, in this meadow, an old horse, a bit too tired to run but...
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Painting picture
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Two Poems by Jeremy Proehl

Sennelier Dry Pigment – Caput Mortuum When I die take my worthless remains my after-state shell lay me in the...
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Irish Dance Hall
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Three Poems by Sinéad Griffin

Dire Straits You think wheelchairs race the corridor at night, see letters on the mountain, ask me what they spell,...
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Writing the Land
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Writing the Land: Foodways and Social Justice

Writing the Land: Foodways and Social Justice is a collection of poems and essays that brings together poets, land protection...
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