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Saturday, June 20, 2009

DEAR MR. PLOUFFE...

by Wess Mongo Jolley


Thank you for your recent
solicitation for money to support
President Obama's goals.

Unfortunately, I'm not able
to reach my wallet
while wedged
under this bus.

Sincerely,
The Gay Community


Wess Mongo Jolley is a poet and poetry promoter living in Vermont. He produces and hosts the IndieFeed Performance Poetry Channel podcast. His work has appeared in Off The Coast, and in the Write Bloody Press book The Good Things About America. Audio versions of his poetry have been featured on the IndieFeed Performance Poetry Channel and Cloudy Day Art. He has performed his work at many open mics across the country, including The Green Mill, The Bowery Poetry Club, and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. His first book is forthcoming.
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