Albert Goldbarth's poem in this issue will appear in his new book, To Be Read in 500 Years, due in Spring 2009 from Graywolf Press.
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Sometimes the dominatrix simply squats above the subservient mouth, and feeds it like a mother bird. At other times (in other moods)
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