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Ted Mathys

Ted Mathys is the author of several poetry collections including, most recently, Gold Cure (Coffee House Press, 2020). An NEA fellow, his work has appeared in Boston Review, BOMB, Conjunctions, PBS NewsHour, and elsewhere. He lives in Saint Louis and teaches at Saint Louis University.

Jan/Feb 2022

Tallgrass

By Ted Mathys

2021 Kenyon Review Short Fiction Contest Winner Rattlesnakes took over the prairie dog town. Papa hands out the guns. Silo gets a Winchester rifle because he’s crazy. Verna gets one […]