We have three mythic poems for you today: "Agatha, Pin Oak," "Alphabet Rising," and "The Cerne Giant" by Kelly Lenox Allan. The poems come from Margins, a web journal devoted to modern magical realism. The journal has discontinued publication but the archives (from 2000 - 2006) can be perused here.
Kelly Lenox Allan received a BA from the University of Virginia and an MFA in writing from Vermont College. Her poems and translations have been published in numerous print and online journals. Her chapbook Chasms, translations of the Slovene poet Barbara Korun, was published in 2003; other translations appear in Voice in the Body and Six Slovenian Poets. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
The Cerne Giant (also known as the Rude Man or Rude Giant) is a chalk figure cut into a hillside near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. Though commonly believed to be prehistoric, the earliest written reference to the giant dates back only to the 17th century. According to legends, a real giant was killed on the hillside, its body marked by local villagers where it fell. The site has long been a popular spot for fertility rites and folklore.
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