KN Magazine: Poetry

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NIGHTPLANTER

A laborer pauses in a pine grove, struggling against weakness while continuing the quiet, necessary work of cutting stalks so they may grow again. In “Nightplanter,” Al Baron reflects on unseen labor, endurance, and the tension between personal memory and the anonymous work history requires.

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AVOID THE TREES

In Avoid the Trees, Al Baron delivers a striking poem of observation and memory. Through eucalyptus trees, smoke, and the weight of aftermath, the poem confronts both imagination and reality—reminding us it’s sometimes safer to turn away than to face what remains.

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THE PASS

In The Pass, poet Al Baron crafts a stark and atmospheric meditation on motion, mystery, and evasion. With minimal language and cinematic imagery, the poem captures the emotional residue of escape—what we flee, what we ignore, and what waits just around the bend.

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