they headed for battle—
the trumpeter blew in his prison cell;
the drummer kept time.
A sketch artist on the front lines
caricatured the enemy general;
an avant garde poet recited verses
that underscored the senselessness
of what they were about to do.
-Tom C. Hunley
“There are sharp flashes of light, moments when the miraculous world reveals itself to us swiftly, fully. And, because the mind is also a miracle, the lucky words sometimes arrive to capture that revelation and through it witness what it means to be alive. That is the gift of this gorgeous collection.”
– Mary Ann Taylor-Hall
Recent posts from Bigger Than They Appear:
- “Brevity” by Alan Elyshevitz
- “Sudden Storm” by Jane Gentry
- “Winter Heron” by Priscilla Atkins
- “To Earth” by Leatha Kendrick
- “Thirteen Blackbirds Lookings to Do Something New” by Katie Manning
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