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This is where Henry Rathvon, having retired from a lifetime in the crossword puzzle biz with Emily Cox, is posting his verse (notably Science Sonnets and Food Poems), comedy sketches, and occasional fiction.

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Egg Whisk

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No fork, no crank, no plug to lug,
No power necessary.
Just rust-resistant stainless steel
So fabricated as to feel
Airy.

—Henry...
6 days ago
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Singing Sand Dunes

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Hey, heard of these? In unison they hum
Approximately in the key of A,
Or rumble like the rolling of a drum,...
9 days ago
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Oregon Grape Holly

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Mahonia aquifolium is spiky.
It’s hardy, ornamental, evergreen
With berry clusters hanging down—but crikey,
A short-sleeved gardener will tur...
12 days ago
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The Passionate Fairgoer to Their Bae (after Christopher Marlowe)

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Come walk with me down Food Truck Row
And we will all the pleasures know
Of empanada and banh mi,
Of BBQ and BLT.

And we will rest u...
15 days ago
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English History in Fourteen Lines

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Tectonic whacks. A deep freeze, then a thaw.
Land bridges rising and submerging, waves
Of Stone Age roughnecks striving tooth and claw
To scr...
18 days ago
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  • Henry Rathvon

    Retired writer of crossword puzzles with partner Emily Cox. Now poet and novelist.

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    Ex-xword writer, along with Henry Rathvon.

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