The Burning Bush 2, issue six, February 2014
John Thomas Menesini Spanish Flu the boats what brought to harbour sinewy Celts silver speakers who migrated further than Ellis Island to The North Side of Pittsburgh still rock in slow lick waters of the passengers some caught cold while others died amid the pandemic of 1919 a bloodline of mine in Thomas O'Maoilchiarain Mary Ó Dónaill who on sooty streets left their children too soon while black skies draped heavy & bullied the black speck lungs of the throng
John Thomas Menesini has published three collections of poetry, The Last Great Glass Meat Million (2003), epit ap h (2007), endo (2011), and was included in the anthology Honeysuckle, Honeyjuice: A Tribute to James Liddy (2006). His work appeared in several issues of The Burning Bush.
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