being stranded just
outside North Platte
called it the last green place
before the waste
of the grazing lands
smell of cattle and animal rot
drunk, chasing harvesting work-
imagine riding
straight line from
Omaha to Cheyenne
at 70 miles an hour
sharing a cross-legged joint
holding a brace chain on a flatbed
trying to piss off the back
to relieve oneself
of the past
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Dan Jacoby lives in Illinois on a very old
family farm. He is a former student,
special forces soldier, spy, steel
worker, teacher, coach, mentor, and
principal. He has three degrees: a BA
from St Louis University in History
and Literature, an MS in Physical
Education from Chicago State University,
and a MA in Education and Evaluation
from Governors State University.
He graduated from the US Army
Intelligence School, Fort Holabird,
Maryland, as a counterintelligence
agent. He studied German language
and history at the University of
Innsbruck, Innsbruck Austria.
Has traveled extensively in western
Europe and parts of Asia. He is the
web guy at hagamanhistoricalsociety.com
which delves into the early history of
Western Mound Township in Macoupin
County, Illinois. He is co-administrator of
JL Robinson Store which can be found on
Facebook. He has published poetry in the
National Poetry Press Anthology and the
Shore Review. He has work soon to be
published in Red Fez and Wilderness House
Literary Review.
