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Nick Courtright

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Nick Courtright is the author of The Forgotten World (2021), Let There Be Light (2014) and Punchline (2012), and is the Executive Editor of Atmosphere Press. His work has appeared in The Harvard Review, Kenyon Review, and The Southern Review, among dozens of others. With a Doctorate in Literature from the University of Texas, Nick lives in Austin with the poet Lisa Mottolo and their children, William and Samuel. Find him at atmospherepress.com, nickcourtright.com, and watching birds on his porch.


Regret

To call a fire alive, to call a ghost awake,
to call a ghost asleep, or to call it on the phone,

pressing redial one two three
four twelve twenty-one times
and always being sent to voicemail. It’s your first love

again, and it lives.



At what point does the fire die,
does the ghost pick up the phone and whisper

I knew you’d keep calling
until I answered, so now I’ve answered, what is it you
have to s
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Published on February 20, 2012 18:07 Tags: poetry, punchline
Average rating: 4.32 · 88 ratings · 25 reviews · 6 distinct works
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message 4: by TyCobbsTeeth (last edited Aug 18, 2016 05:42AM)

TyCobbsTeeth TyCobbsTeeth Great connecting, Nick.
Cheers!
Rob

https://www.facebook.com/Robert.Smith...


message 3: by Jane

Jane Dickerson Hi,

Thought you might like to know that Letters to a Young Madman has been chosen as a finalist for a 2013 MN Book Award. Here's a link if you want to see all the books in all categories: http://www.thefriends.org/programs/mn...

Happy reading,
Jane


Jeannie Faulkner Barber Hey Nick. Thanks for the add. Austin huh? I was there last wkend. We have a son & family that live there, but my hubby was born and raised there. GO HORNS! Anyway, if you have time, I'd love for you to visit my web site, www.jeanniebarber.com. I'm a novice writer so feel free to make any kind of suggestions, ideas or thoughts to correct it. I’m co-authoring a novel with Patty Wiseman, another friend on Goodreads. We’ve known each other for over 30 years. While you're there, please sign the guestbook, too! There’s also a link to our book you can click on…clairkelley@synthasite.com. This site is brand new and in the editing stage as is our story. Please visit it as well. We’re both very green, but we’ve met so many people on this site willing to reach out and offer advice or a guiding hand, we feel very blessed.
Thanks,
Jeannie



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