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Today's poem is "What We're up Against"

from The Journal

John Gallaher is the author of three books, most recently The Little Book of Guess and the forthcoming Map of the Folded World. Recent poems appear in The Best American Poetry 2008 and FIELD. He lives in rural Missouri where he co-edits The Laurel Review.

Other poems by John Gallaher in Verse Daily:
June 8, 2007:   "Earth-tone Anecdote" " They are speaking in the other room..."
May 12, 2007:   "When I Say World I Mean Please" " We begin somewhat after the beginning, in..."
January 4, 2007:   "A Guess Is Spiritual Then, & Will Try to Help You" " Two pregnant women are walking together under the portico...."
June 10, 2006:   "Anecdote of the Field" " The children are running across the field, each..."
May 26, 2005:  "No Encores. No Autographs." ""When I was little, and could float..."

Books by John Gallaher:

Other poems on the web by John Gallaher:
"The Poem from the Poem: Ars Poetica II"
Three poems
"Bomb Went Off"
"On Your Brilliant Escape"
"A Guidebook to When Things Were Better" "A Guidebook to The Afterlife"

John Gallaher's Blog.

John Gallaher according to Wikipedia.

About The Journal:

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Poetry Editor: Kathy Fagan

Other poems by The Journal in Verse Daily:
January 22, 2009:   "Memory is a Disease of Animals" by Marc McKee
January 21, 2009:   "Getaway" by Clay Matthews
January 20, 2009:   "Nest" by Katy Didden
January 13, 2008:   "Area 25" by Catherine Wing
June 22, 2007:   "Prophecy: Snow White" by Donna Prinzmetal
June 18, 2007:   "Area 25" by Steven Cramer
January 9, 2007:   "Area 25" by Betsy Wheeler
January 5, 2007:   "Temptation to Believe" by Andrea Cohen
January 4, 2007:   "A Guess Is Spiritual Then, & Will Try to Help You" by John Gallaher
January 2, 2007:   "Easter, Looking Westward" by Kimberly Johnson
March 17, 2004:  "What's Shorting Out the Good Show" by Martha W. Ostheimer
March 15, 2004:  "Red and Black Days" by Robin Behn

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