Poets/Marvin Bell

Marvin Bell

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As simply as a self-effacing bar of soap …

Marvin Bell

The heavy, wet, guttural …

Marvin Bell

Such a book must contain— …

Marvin Bell

It could be a clip, it could be a comb; …

Marvin Bell

The fake Parthenon in Nashville, Stonehenge reduced by a quarter …

Marvin Bell

Ethics without faith, excuse me, …

Marvin Bell

1. At the Walking Dunes, Eastern Long Island …

Marvin Bell

1. About the Dead Man and Rigor Mortis …

Marvin Bell

1. About the Beginnings of the Dead Man …

Marvin Bell

The Israeli Navy, …

Marvin Bell

Of the sleeves, I remember their weight, like wet wool, …

Marvin Bell

Flags of all sorts. …

Marvin Bell

His army jacket bore the white rectangle …

Marvin Bell

One man held the huge pig down …

Marvin Bell

That you, Father, are “in my mind,” …

Marvin Bell

If I am sentenced not to talk to you, …

Marvin Bell

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