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Sparrow

Sparrow lives in Phoenicia, New York, and enjoys reading Archie comics in the bathtub. His latest chapbook is Quelques Poèmes Français / Some French Poems.

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Fiction

Selected Stories

A Zen monk and a Catholic priest were walking along a road. They came to a baby crying by the side of the road. The monk did nothing. The priest picked up the baby and held it in his arms. The baby stopped crying, and soon the mother came and took it from the priest.

August 1984
Poetry

Selected Poems

June 1984
Poetry

Rain Poems

October 1983
Fiction

Selected Stories

She grew up and retreated into a tower, where she lived for 20 years. No one understood this. Her friends thought perhaps she’d gone mad. When she emerged, she could fly. Everyone was very impressed, watching her fly over the sea.

April 1983
Essays, Memoirs & True Stories

Sparrow In New York

“We’re asking people not to go to work today,” one of us said. “We’re asking people to protest nuclear weapons. Sit down with us.”

November 1982
Poetry

Selected Poems

August 1982
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