In the lead up to Issue VI’s submission deadline, our Editor is sharing six poems which she believes speak to the themes of courage and the symbolic serpent, as well as being linked to Li Ji’s heroism. In preparing your submission (whether it be poetry, prose, photography or art), feel free to be inspired by these pieces.
20th century fairy tale by Dennis Gould
The text in the image reads:
Adam & Eve came in naked
And leave us naked too
But you would think the Bourgeois
Were completely different from You
Too many creature comforts
Too many cushioned behinds
Overdressed. Overfed. Overpaid. Overall…
Needing their professional kind
I mean, every working has the following
There is no difference now:
Every worker has the following.
an Architect: Banker, Accountant:
Barrister: “Purveyor of Oaths”…
Every worker has a Town House
Weekend Cottage too: Land and
Various Properties: numerous opportunities
For Travel, well, at least once
A Year: Every worker has a Private
Doctor: Dentist: Sigh-Ki-A-Triste:
Adam & Eve came in naked
And leave us naked too
But you would think the Bourgeois
Were completely different from You
Too many creature comforts
Too many cushioned behinds
Overdressed. Overfed. Overpaid. Over All.
Submissions for Issue VI close on May 15th. Guidelines are here.
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