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February. 2009:
Jerry Judge | 9 Poems |
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| 1. Rhythm |
| 2. Writing at the Waffle House |
| 3. 27 Million Shoes |
| 4. The Hiding Game |
| 5. Translation |
| 6. Absent Without Leave |
| 7. December 7, 1996 |
| 8. My Only Groupie Attacked by Vicious Garage Door |
| 9. The Last Poem |
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Jerry Judge is the author of six collections of poetry. His latest works are Luna Moth (2008 – Finishing Line Press) and Outlaw Poet (Pudding House – 2008). His poems have been published in several anthologies and a variety of journals including New York Quarterly, Pudding, Main Street Rag, Nerve Cowboy, Poetry Depth Quarterly, American Tanka, Chiron Review and Writer’s Journal. He is a former President of the Greater Cincinnati Writers’ League, and he’s active in writing events around the region. He works for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati and lives in Cincinnati with a gorgeous wife, three royal cats and one rambunctious dog. He has two grown sons – Nick, a firefighter/medic, and Devin, a student at Ohio State University.
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Download Jerry Judge Broadside Poster "Rhythm" |
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December 7, 1996
Listening to some Bruce Springsteen
on I-71, I surprisingly cry
when he sings of his
old man in “My Hometown.”
It’s the tenth anniversary
of a death I denied
until Bruce popped open
memory’s rusty hood.
In my first car, father defended me
when I accidentally cut off
an adult who cursed at me.
Dad shouted back at him,
“Up your tomato!”
I smiled then, and I smile now
for my old man’s lucky son.
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