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Chris Ellery

Chris Ellery is author of five poetry collections, most recently Canticles of the Body and Elder Tree.

Poetry

Of Form and the Formless

          “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread . . .”                  —Matthew 26:26a (KJV)...
Poetry

Enemy

Gray day, dry day. A front blowing in hard from the west. Good Friday. My walk to church winds through construction. Dirt work. Earth-breaker. Earth-mover. Huge blade...

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