Poets/Chard DeNiord

Chard DeNiord

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"Go ahead," I say to my neighbor at the Putney Co-op who tells …

Chard DeNiord

The windows are dressed in feathers where the birds have flown against …

Chard DeNiord

He lowered his head and darted through …

Chard DeNiord

The nurse calls to tell me on Sunday evenings …

Chard DeNiord

My sister and I went out to them with sugar …

Chard DeNiord

I sat on the dock at dusk and spoke …

Chard DeNiord

It’s not paradise I’m looking for …

Chard DeNiord

The guests are floating in the lobby, …

Chard DeNiord

A cloud spelled out a rune I couldn’t read …

Chard DeNiord

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