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Leaving Jerusalem

by Kaitlin Dyer

Why is it, where my house
                should be, there’s Jerusalem
         instead? Where I had IKEA
                                                      plates and purple wine glasses,
there is Jerusalem. Continue reading

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On the Fourth of July, I Hear the Neighbor’s Music

by Kaitlin Dyer

God, forgive us. We build a fence
in the yard.
                                       We hold our dogs to our own
and scold them when they try to greet. Continue reading

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