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e. l . wood is a native of birmingham, alabama. he grew up on the urban streets of dallas, texas before attending college at houston baptist university where he earned a b. a. in english and psychology. after a year of teaching high school english in the public schools of houston, e. l. wood attended sam houston state university where he earned a master’s degree in english. after bouncing around the deep south for several years, he finished his ph. d. in american literature before 1900 at the university of southern mississippi. e. l. wood has been teaching in some capacity since 1992 and has taught for a local community college since 1995. in his spare time, e.l. wood enjoys reading, movies, and the outdoors. he is personally acquainted with several search and rescue teams around the southeast. he is married to the lovely and gracious a. c. they have a daughter (special k), and one dog. They reside in h'burg, deep south. in addition to being the sole proprietor of the gandy dancer billiard parlor, e. l. wood dabbles in folk art and the occasional cultivation of a handlebar mustache.

Monday, April 06, 2015

hamlet's plight



the world wobbles on its axis
as atlas stumbles.
the stars' light hurtles through the universe
already extinct,
evidence that the center of this galactic machine
will not hold.

though the rough beast's deafening roar
creates chaos and the weak lose their way,
against all odds, i shout above the noise
the words of denmark's sweet prince,

"never doubt my love!
i love thee best, most best!
thine, evermore!"





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