Copyright Alice Shapiro © 2010-
Laureate, Suffolk, L.I.
over the pleasant earth? When we’re
oppressed, the years carve small lines
at the corner of our mouth. Expect
nothing from the world’s princes.
Rather, just paste your lips shut.
formaldehyde, you’re dead.
Fractured Atlas
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Love Be Write
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ABOUT
Alice Shapiro is currently serving as Poet Laureate of Douglasville, GA. In addition to her three collections of poetry, one of which received a Pushcart Prize nomination and Georgia Author of the Year nomination (2010), she also won the Bill C. Davis Drama Award for a verse play (Four Voices), is Executive Producer of a TV competition for poets, and was a judge for Poetry Out Loud for 3 years. More bio details can be found on the Media page.
–Thomas Fortenberry
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