We’re featuring a haiku-a-day from poet Dan Chelotti (whose book x is out this month) as our way of celebrating National Poetry Month. Enjoy!

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FRIDAY, APRIL 12.

Fiction writing friends
Meet me at Dickinson’s grave
You use too many

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THURSDAY, APRIL 11.

Black mariah moon
Mandelstam picks up a stone
Lists lists lists lists lists

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10.

James Tate in the woods
Petting someone’s lost donkey
A bear looking on

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TUESDAY, APRIL 9.

Queen Anne’s Lace orbits
Under high tension wires
My name is not mine

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MONDAY, APRIL 8.

Cold storm-lit basement
Outdated gaming console
Red suitcase silence

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SUNDAY, APRIL 7.

Bologna sandwich
Your machismo intrigues me
I will not fight you

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SATURDAY, APRIL 6.

Don’t worry, students
I will grade your papers soon
(The moon is a whale)

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FRIDAY, APRIL 5.

One sea cucumber
Seventeen sea cucumbers
Any difference?

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THURSDAY, APRIL 4.

Dogen flea market:
Eagle keychains are eagles
Mountains in their eyes

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3.

Used bookstore glances
The gathering distance mounts
The internet breeze

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TUESDAY, APRIL 2.

Pushkin in a dream:
Air conditioner repair?
You do not need this

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MONDAY, APRIL 1.

Standing in Boston
Smoking outside the bookfair
I long for Boston

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