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Linda Smukler

Poetry

Winter 1994

Suits and Ties

By Linda Smukler

That was who you were then    Sam    clad in a tie and one of those cheap boys’ suits you found in a store on 1st avenue at a […]

Poetry

Winter 1994

I Know You

By Linda Smukler

Just what is that feeling when you walk down a road and you are Elvis and dark eyebrows?   you are your father’s and your grandfather’s face    you are a […]

Poetry

Winter 1994

Sign

By Linda Smukler

I forgot to tell you about the red sheets my sister bought for us that were incredibly cheap on sale and that we couldn’t replace with the blue sheets we […]