Karen R. Porter

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I learned earlier this week that Karen R. Porter had passed away at age 50 after a long illness. She was one of the most frequent contributors to Not One of Us, but I will miss her even more for being a good person and always a welcome correspondent.

Here is a list of her 34 poems that appeared in Not One of Us publications between 1997 and 2010.

The Return - Not One of Us #17 (1997)
Love - Shaking the Tree (1997)
Wastrel Lords - Not One of Us #19 (1998)
Divinity - Not One of Us #20 (1998)
Permanent Stains - Not One of Us #21 (1999)
Pretty Boy - Not One of Us #22 (1999)
Monsters - Not One of Us #22 (1999)
Pariah - Not One of Us #23 (2000)
Choices - Not One of Us #23 (2000)
Feeding the Garden - Above and Below (2000)
Background Note - Not One of Us #24 (2000)
Cussbelly - Not One of Us #24 (2000)
January on the Interstate - Not One of Us #25 (2001)
After I Threw Lou Out - Not One of Us #26 (2001)
Reflection - Not One of Us #27 (2002)
Photograph - Not One of Us #27 (2002)
The Noise of Words - Not One of Us #28 (2002)
Ass-Backwards - Not One of Us #28 (2002)
Loop - Bound to Be Free (2003)
His Dead Son - Not One of Us #29 (2003)
She - Not One of Us #30 (2003)
Security - Not One of Us #31 (2004)
Crucifixation - Not One of Us #31 (2004)
Unseen - Not One of Us #32 (2004)
Dirty, Funky Muse - Not One of Us #32 (2004)
a day before joe’s place collapses - Clarity (2005)
Less Than Nothing - Not One of Us #33 (2005)
Gods with Big Heads - Not One of Us #34 (2005)
The Taking Lady - Not One of Us #35 (2006)
The Visitor - Not One of Us #36 (2006)
Sticks - Not One of Us #37 (2007)
Fear of Angels - Not One of Us #38 (2007)
The Eyes However - Not One of Us #40 (2008)
Cent - Not One of Us #43 (2010)

Of course, she was published in a lot of other magazines, too. Someone should do a collection.