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The Crystal Tambourine

Offerings from poet Thomas DeFreitas (he/him, etc.), author of WALKING BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS (Kelsay Books, 2025) and of four other collections. "A thousand crystal tambourines were piercing the dawn." --- Garcia Lorca, "Romance Sonambulo"

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  1. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    Fast Car (opens the original)

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    I had a fast car, and I drove it so fast you couldn't calculate the velocity.I drove it with you, and we sped along with frantic vim and ferocity.In the trunk I kept my trusty guitar, my companion which I bless.And I drove as if I had nothing to lose, and in fact I had even less.We drove away from our hardscrabble town to the open road, filled with promise,And the speed at which we travelled made us feel drunker than Dylan Thomas.The big city's lights appeared in the distance, your arm was aroun

  2. Issue · Aug 17, 2026

    This Side of the Truth (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Jul 31, 2026

    I Am Here for It (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Jul 29, 2026

    Today (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Jul 20, 2026

    If (opens the original)

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