Matt Nagin<\/strong><\/p> \/\/\/ End of Romance Matt Nagin swarming, the grim precipice, fiery forethought, bees without wax, cliff, jailhouse, horizon unfolded in gelatin x-ray dreams. turning, mysterious telescope, conquered alien beings, detectives announcing the stench of tomorrow, reptilian brains dissected for meat, anguished politicians deeming the barbed wire campaign a triumph. swirling, mephitic sun, penumbra over angel\u2019s jilted … <\/p>\n
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swarming<\/em>, the grim precipice,
\nfiery forethought, bees without
\nwax, cliff, jailhouse, horizon
\nunfolded in gelatin x-ray dreams.
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\nturning<\/em>, mysterious telescope,
\nconquered alien beings, detectives
\nannouncing the stench of tomorrow,
\nreptilian brains dissected for meat,
\nanguished politicians deeming the
\nbarbed wire campaign a triumph.
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\nswirling<\/em>, mephitic sun, penumbra
\nover angel\u2019s jilted wings\u2014toddler in
\nthe flophouse, curmudgeonly rhinos,
\nprey eating itself for breakfast.
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\nthrashing<\/em>, sacrosanct omnipop,
\nhaute couture spirit, defeat
\nof lonesome empire, boundless
\nchasms, predator at the altar\u2014
\ngoodbye and goodluck my dear!
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Matt Nagin’s poetry has been published in Antigonish Review<\/em>, Dash Literary Journal<\/em>, The Charles Carter<\/em>, Grain Magazine<\/em>, and Arsenic Lobster<\/a><\/em>. In 2018, his poem, ‘If We Are Doomed,’ won The Spirit First Editor’s Choice Award. His poetry collection, Butterflies Lost Within The Crooked Moonlight<\/em>, has obtained very strong reviews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"