Part Two
From: The Mean Game
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My Houseguest – Penitentiary – Tale f the Boy & the Horse Head – Hammer – The Death of Jolly Dolly – Prometheus – Chernobyl – Having Read The Book of Coming Forth by Day… – The Headaches – Swarm – The Confession of Chunosuke Matsuyama
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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.