Monthly Archives: April 2014

Satchmo

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Christopher Raley

by Christopher Raley, who owes a debt of gratitude to Ray Ferrer for his portrait of Louis Armstrong which inspired this poem.  He got the eyes exactly right—not the eyes of a camera pose (though there are shades of that), … Continue reading →

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Mad Swirl Contributor

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Christopher Raley

by Christopher Raley If you haven’t already checked out Madswirl.com, there is one more good reason to do so.  I am now a contributor to Mad Swirl with my own page of poems at http://www.madswirl.com/content/poetry/Christopher_Raley.html that I will be populating as … Continue reading →

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Rising

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Christopher Raley

by Christopher Raley i. And this rock poured out and dried stacking within itself, rose. This is my prison. No walls,   but yellow grass hissing me. Condemning bars hold me trapped to rise in heat without words   that … Continue reading →

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