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Poem Title   Author
The Two-Headed Calf
Apr. 30, 2004
 
The Tyger
Feb. 17, 2013
 
The Ubiquitous Day Lily of July
Sep. 4, 2013
 
The Ugly Stepsister
Apr. 9, 2003
Oct. 18, 2003
 
The Undeniable Pressure of Existence
Sep. 15, 2005
Apr. 15, 2013
 
The Underworld
Feb. 12, 2013
 
The Unknown Dead
Jan. 12, 1993
 
The Unquiet Grave
Aug. 20, 1998
 
The Unsaid
Dec. 6, 2003
 
The Unwritten Poem
Apr. 26, 2005
 
The Utter Failure
Aug. 27, 2002
 
The Vacation
Jun. 8, 1994
May. 5, 1997
 
The Vacuum
Jun. 25, 2004
 
The Vast Ocean Begins Just Outside Our Church: The Eucharist
Sep. 17, 2006
 
The Vatican Rag
Oct. 31, 1993
 
The VCCA Fellows Visit the Holiness Baptist Church, Amherst, Virginia
Jun. 28, 2009
 
The Very Old
Oct. 10, 2010
 
The Very Rich Hours of the Houses of France
Jan. 14, 2005
Jan. 14, 2008
 
The Video
Dec. 22, 2013
 
The Village Blacksmith
Aug. 1, 1995
Jul. 10, 1999
 
The Village Burglar
Sep. 16, 2000
 
The Virtue of Trusting One's Mind
Jan. 29, 2007
 
The Visionary
Jan. 6, 2000
Jan. 6, 2001
 
 
The Waitresses
Apr. 8, 2006
Apr. 8, 2008
 

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