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"Chronic Progressive Pantoum" forthcoming in Beyond Words Magazine

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Michael R. Clark

05 Nov 2026
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"Chronic Progressive Pantoum" forthcoming in Beyond Words Magazine
from Beyond Words Magazine https://www.instagram.com/beyondwordsmagazine/

I just got the news that an elegy I wrote for my mom, "Chronic Progressive Pantoum," has been selected for publication in Beyond Words Magazine #73. Stay tuned for the publication date!

Friday Poem: "Holocene Reconnaissance"

Friday Poem: "Holocene Reconnaissance"

This poem references a real book, Mysteries of the Unexplained, but it might have been Strange Stories, Amazing Facts or any number of tomes that I had (and still have) in my library of folklore, mythology, and field guides to monsters. Among the more terrifying images of Bigfoot, Nosferatu, and
30 Oct 2026 1 min read

My Chapbook Got Shortlisted!

I'm thrilled to share that my chapbook, "The Patron Saint of Getting On With It," has been shortlisted for the Beyond Words Chapbook Prize. Read more here: https://www.instagram.com/p/De96aZRIF2g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&rpxt=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== View this post on
26 Oct 2026
Palette Poetry Nature Prize

Palette Poetry Nature Prize

I am pleased to share that my poem "Strange Attractor" has been selected by guest judge Kimiko Hahn as the second runner-up of the Palette Poetry 2026 Nature Poetry Prize. You can read it here. This piece has been long-gestating; I've been working on
21 Oct 2026 1 min read
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