Thieving Magpie

Jeff Mock – 3 Poems

This is our Serbia. This
Is our Syria. This is our neo-
Nazi superiority. This
Is our Selma, our Watts,...

You’ve been winning the chalking and charcoal wars
against acne—so you hope your face is inert and in the clear
when Miz...

Burgundy, the colour of cherries
we got at the Farmer's market in Germany-
We paid for strawberries; the cherries came free.
They tasted...

“It was my little secret that I was reaming out this stupid jerk. I liked that feeling.” He could see...

Every flower that catches sight of you
Begins to bloom against the season

Mauna walked around the park thrice before going back home. She stood in her balcony and watched families and bachelors...

Elder Steve was our neighbor – E.S. as we called him – and across the narrow street from our porch,...

Heavy equipment, near River,
made a developer’s dream reality.
The woods’ edge a slope,
in brush, feeling stings, swatting bees.

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Mark is a rare book dealer by day and lives in London. He has reviewed books, written articles, and conducted…