by Barbara A. Taylor
in mean times
kansan death sentences
transmuted to life --
humanity's values
measured by a balance sheet
Barbara A. Taylor's poems appear in literary journals and anthologies, including The Salt River Review, Tattoo Highway, qaartisiluni, Lynx, Modern English Tanka, Kaleidowhirl, Umbrella, Magnapoets, Triplopia, Poemeleon, Loch Raven Review, The Blue Fifth Review, Contemporary Haibun On Line, and elsewhere. Her diverse poems with audio are available online.
Editor's Note: See "McGinn Proposes Suspension of Death Penalty".
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