News at Eleven (Back Page): We want to present some

of the many Philomene Long poems that have appeared in the Mirror, however, since they are lengthy (and brilliant, of course), some have been edited. It's not that we want to mess with the great words of the great Beat Queen of Venice, it's just that we want to print a nice sampling of her work. We truly hope Philomene, wherever she is, is okay with that.

from Santa Monica Mirror: In the Words of Philomene Long

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