Issue 02 Poetry

The Fashion of La Folie

November 1, 2011 Issue 02, Issue 02 Poetry, Poetry

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She insisted that a gazebo, grotto, and gate be added
to the Estate. Two obelisks were next. And soon, a sham
castle was built on adjoining land. Then she planned

From the Windows of the Kew Lunatic Asylum

November 1, 2011 Issue 02, Issue 02 Poetry, Poetry

By SUSAN KINSOLVING

The view excavated any hope of escape. “Ha ha!”
the trench, that sunken fence, seemed to say
with its furrows dug deep enough for despair.  