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Bat Hang (a poem) by Lex Abbruscato

Climbing CultureBy LukeMarch 29, 2021Leave a comment

open jug filled by authentic rubber and stretched leather laces of Velcro rooted in gravity toward the edge of rock…

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We Didn’t Have Much Time by Joanna Spindler (a poem)

LocationsBy LukeFebruary 15, 2021Leave a comment

by Joanna Spindler, published in Volume 16, now available. Banner art by Rhiannon Williams We didn’t have much time Because…

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For Vedauwoo (a poem) by Birch Malotky

Climbing CultureBy LukeAugust 27, 2020Leave a comment

Have you been to the boneyard? The blank eye on the map perched above an asphalt brow   there, an…

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The Well by Devin Dabney

Climbing CultureBy LukeMarch 2, 2020Leave a comment

Note: this poem is published in Volume 17, now available. Banner photo of the author bouldering in Coopers Rock State…

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Arno’s Dragon by Devin Dabney (a poem)

Climbing CultureBy LukeOctober 2, 2019Leave a comment

Long before we decide, the path is carved for us. Sliced through existence to be forged for this one, and…

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An Existence of Persistence (a poem) by Devin Dabney

LocationsBy LukeAugust 20, 2018Leave a comment

A passion that fuels Is one that burns brightly   Words by Devin Dabney. Photos by Angelique Brown. Published in…

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A Climber Who Cries (a poem) by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeAugust 17, 2018Leave a comment

Do only writers cry when a writer dies? Do only musicians cry when a guitar player dies? Do only climbers…

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Dirtbag Paradise by Amber Roepke (a poem)

UncategorizedBy LukeMay 2, 2018Leave a comment

It’s your mom’s minivan pimped out And only seats two Because if it wasn’t hard enough to live in a…

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Looking Out The Window While Driving by Matt Spohn (a poem)

UncategorizedBy LukeApril 3, 2018Leave a comment

Dusk comes gold Off the dust of farmlands Where tractors still plow Fields nestled below mountains Dressed in ribbons of…

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The Ten Sleep Dream (a poem) by Georgie Abel

LocationsBy LukeDecember 3, 2017Leave a comment

It takes ten sleeps Of sleeping in Ten Sleep To enter into the dream The Ten Sleep dream by Georgie…

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Blue Eyes Climbing In The Rain (a poem) by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeOctober 11, 2017Leave a comment

In the desert in rains In the desert climber brains Can think of nothing but climbing But climbing is not…

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Go To The Desert (a poem) by Luke Mehall

Climbing CultureBy LukeMay 3, 2017Leave a comment

Go to the desert Or whatever place Is The Desert To You by Luke Mehall, photo by: Greg Cairns For…

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Walmart Parking Lot (a poem) by Georgie Abel

Climbing CultureBy LukeMarch 16, 2017Leave a comment

by Georgie Abel (photo by Dylan Hightower) I was this close To forgetting what it feels like To sleep in…

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Freedom (a poem) by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeJuly 1, 2016Leave a comment

Freedom, where are you? I found you briefly, growing up in the flatlands And then, you were flattened By growing…

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My Golden Era (a poem) by Elliot Natz

Climbing CultureBy LukeMay 29, 2016Leave a comment

by Elliot Natz Note: This piece is published in The Climbing Zine, Volume 10 photo of towers in Canyonlands National…

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