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a shivering hole
John M. Bennett & Stacey Allam

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What Water Says

In the rainy cave
your book flutters
with a spine
held
on the wheels
Its title is a
shivering hole
in the drain

Graph Paper

The growth
of grids
in the diorama
made my
shoulder itch
with a scratch
of sandpaper
and a funneled tongue
in the velveteen
aftermath

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Stacey Allam is originally from Rego Park, Queens, New York, but has resided in Brooklyn for many years. She has been writing poetry most of her life.

John M. Bennett has published, exhibited and performed his word art worldwide. He was editor and publisher of LOST AND FOUND TIMES (1975-2005), and is Founding Curator of the Avant Writing Collection at The Ohio State University Libraries.  His work, publications, and papers are collected in several major institutions, including Washington University (St. Louis), SUNY Buffalo, The Ohio State University, The Museum of Modern Art, and other major libraries. Among his latest books are The World of Burning, Luna Bisonte Prods, 2017; Poemas visuales, con movimientos con ruidos con combinaciones (with Osvaldo Cibils), Deep White Sound, 2017; Olas Cursis, Luna Bisonte Prods, 2018, Dropped in the Dark Box, Luna Bisonte Prods, 2019, Leg Mist, Luna Bisonte Prods, 2019, and OJIJETE, Luna Bisonte Prods, 2020.