Cantabrigian Poems by Kevin McLellan

“You need, as a historian, essential triangulation from your subject and the only way you get that triangulation is through time.” —Ken Burns 1. The Rustling I’m convinced that what I heard that morning was sighing trees, a chorus of sighing trees. They weren’t very loud, not unlike a whisper...

4 Beasts by GennaRose Nethercott

4 Beasts (excerpted from 50 Beasts to Break Your Heart ) Wrip-Wender The Wrip-Wender is a two-headed snake, each side wet-toothed with fatal venom. When the Wrip-Wender reaches mating age, one head will fall in love with the other. It will spend a fortnight writhing against the earth as one...