Part Three
From: The Mean Game
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The External Lung – Inconceivable Mansion – The Swans Flew Out of the Sun – Deus Ex Machina – On the Curiously Sinister Hearts of Donkeys – Utøya – Infinite Grief Song – Last Words of the Old Man with the Photographic Memory – Robbing a Bank & Suddenly Fingers that Gripped My Throat My Whole Life Let Go Song
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Contributors
John Wall Barger
John Wall Barger is the author of three previous books of poetry: Pain-proof Men (2009), Hummingbird (2011), and The Book Of Festus (2015), which was a finalist for the 2016 JM Abraham Poetry Award. His work has appeared in journals such as American Poetry Review, The Cincinnati Review, Poetry Ireland Review, Rattle, and the Best of the Best Canadian Poetry. In 2017, Barger’s poem “Smog Mother” was co-winner of The Malahat Review’s Long Poem Prize. He is currently an editor for Painted Bride Quartlery. He lives in Philadelphia and Halifax.
