Richard O'Connell
Richard O'Connell lives in Hillsboro Beach, Florida. Collections of his poetry include RetroWorlds, Simulations, Voyages, and The Birght Tower, all published by the University of Salzburg Press. His poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, The National Review, Margie, The Texas Review, Acumen, and The Formalist, among others.
Articles by this Author
TO A MACHO
- By Richard O'Connell
- Published 05/25/2009
- MaverickMagazine 12
- Unrated
You're a real big man, Naso, a real stud
in public,
in public,
TOUGH LOVE
- By Richard O'Connell
- Published 11/25/2005
- MaverickMagazine 12
- Unrated
When her old man's around, she rants and raves
at me without let up, while the dumb bastard grins
at me without let up, while the dumb bastard grins
ANNALS OF VOLUSIUS
- By Richard O'Connell
- Published 11/25/2004
- MaverickMagazine 12
- Unrated
Annals of Volusius—what shit paper!
At least they'll make my darling keep her vows
to Venus and her little cupids
if I laid off my terrible iambics
and made love to her again, she'd feed
At least they'll make my darling keep her vows
to Venus and her little cupids
if I laid off my terrible iambics
and made love to her again, she'd feed
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- Feature Poet 1: Ramón E. Martínez (13)
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- Feature Poet 3: Bill Knott (10)
- MaverickMagazine 4 (29)
- Feature Poet 4: Henry Oso Quintero (10)
- MaverickMagazine 5 (32)
- Feature Poet 5: Mac Oliver (9)
- MaverickMagazine 6/7 (35)
- Feature Poet 6/7: Eva Skrande (8)
- MaverickMagazine 8 (36)
- Feature Poet 8: Howard Fisch (6)
- MaverickMagazine 9 (36)
- Feature Poet 9: Mark DeCarteret (4)
- MaverickMagazine 10 (45)
- Feature Poet 10: Allison Eastley (5)
- MaverickMagazine 11 (31)
- Feature Poet 11: Aaron Anstett (4)
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- Feature Poet 12: Maria Melendez (4)
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- Feature Poet 13/14 - Janaka Stucky (5)
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- Feature Poet 15/16: Todd Fredson (6)
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