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Dreaming About Crosstown Traffic From Prison

“The Roads,” a poem by John DiMenna

Dreaming About Crosstown Traffic From Prison

The Roads

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About the Author

John DiMenna was released from federal prison in May 2020. Since that time, he has completed a collection of prose poems titled A Different Kind of Hell, the hybrid memoir In Search of Myself, and is currently writing a long-form memoir titled White Collar Elegy. Selections from the above have been published in several literary journals. He resides on the east coast of Florida with his wife of fifty-two years and writes full time.

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The Commuter, arriving every Wednesday morning, is our home for poetry, flash prose, and graphic narrative. Sign up for The Commuter newsletter to get every issue straight to your inbox, or join our membership program for access to year-round submissions. EL’s lit mags are supported by the Amazon Literary Partnership Literary Magazine Fund and the Community of Literary Magazines & Presses, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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