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Interview by John MulrooneyTracey McTague has been an integral part of Brooklyn’s arts scene for years. Her work includes poetry, visual art, and activism at home and abroad. Plus, she...

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Essay/ Tracey McTague

Editor Boog CityFebruary 17, 2022February 28, 2022

TouchedThe first year of my daughter’s life pushed me to the edges of my abilities as a human, and it inspired me to research, and obsessively postulate about the core...

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Poetry/ Maureen Owen

Editor Boog CityFebruary 10, 2022March 1, 2022

The Stations of Her Cross her way of the cross Via Dolorosa her given name Our Lady of Sorrows 1st Riding her pony ...

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Poetry/ Peter Bushyeager

Editor Boog CityFebruary 10, 2022March 1, 2022

Pictures by BruegelWhat did I come in here for?Post-its to mark theincoherent text I discoveredon pp. 79 and 80 while craving cheese not just tunaand committed to completingthe sentence “I like...

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Poetry/ Sunnylyn Thibodeaux

Editor Boog CityFebruary 10, 2022March 1, 2022

Everything but the PineappleVirgin Mary sits soloin the East cornerwith smell of dieselthick in humid airHalf-moon in companyof Jupiter and Saturnover the river’s bendI’ve refamiliarizedmyself with the canalsthat took from...

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Poetry/ Micah Ballard

Editor Boog CityFebruary 10, 2022March 1, 2022

My Daughter is a Falconress My daughteris a falconressin the grey fog skyshe draws with her eyesa tiny hood thatcontains my headMy daughteris a falconress& she sends me as faras her will...

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Tracey McTague, Featured Artist

Editor Boog CityFebruary 10, 2022February 28, 2022

The art featured in this issue uses acrylic paint, water color, repurposed mid-century textbooks and appropriated text. Click to Visit More from Tracey McTague —Essay —Poetry —Interview—Reading at Welcome to Boog...

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Poets Theater/ Dennis Moritz

Editor Boog CityFebruary 9, 2022February 27, 2022

Two Dollahs[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="630"] Will Rittweger in Dennis Moritz's Two Dollahs from the film SQUAT.[/caption]Judah(towel, spray bottle, squeegee, washing car windows as cars are forced to stop at light....

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An Abundance of Wealth: Maureen Thorson Overflows with Emotion

Editor Boog CityFebruary 9, 2022February 28, 2022

Review by Emily HollandShare the WealthMaureen ThorsonVeliz BooksIn Maureen Thorson’s newest collection, Share the Wealth, readers embark on a journey overflowing with images and emotion. From poems grounded in natural...

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The Boog City Interview/ The Natural: Maureen Thorson Moves Her Poems to Maine

Editor Boog CityFebruary 7, 2022February 28, 2022

Interview by Sandra Beasley Twenty years ago, I met Maureen Thorson while we were in poetry workshops as undergraduates at the University of Virginia, and our friendship grew in her...