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The Howling Owl
The Howling Owl is a juried publication featuring poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews. The publication is committed to quality creative work from a diverse group of writers.
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John Barr
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The Howling Owl
Apr 3
The Citizen at the End of the World, Part 2
From my lecture for The Chicago Literary Society in…
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John Barr
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The Howling Owl
Mar 13
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The Citizen at the End of the World, Part 1
The first portion of a lecture I gave…
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John Barr
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The Howling Owl
Jan 31
ESSAY
On Language and Dictionaries
The first law of language is that there are no laws…
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John Barr
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The Howling Owl
Jan 17
MICROPOETRY
Eight Minutes Out
A poem from my latest collection,
The Boxer of Quirinal
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John Barr
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The Howling Owl
Dec 6, 2023
ESSAY
How I Write, Part 1
About making love Hemingway said, “It’s always the same but…
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John Barr
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The Howling Owl
Nov 29, 2023
MICROPOETRY
A Few Words On “Albatross”
Legend of the skies
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John Barr
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The Howling Owl
Nov 15, 2023
A Vacant Niche
I’ve been wondering why no one is writing verse drama these days.
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John Barr
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The Howling Owl
Sep 27, 2023
ESSAY
“Two paths diverged in a yellow wood”
“The Road Not Taken” is one of the…
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Michelle Scorziello
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The Howling Owl
Sep 13, 2023
Essay
Read Rilke and Weep
For his genius, for his ravishment
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Michelle Scorziello
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Sep 6, 2023
Essay
To See Ourselves as Others See Us
Life’s impossibility
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