The next time you write about a man speaking to an object, consider whether the object should speak back. Particularly if it is an animal. Particularly… Read more “A Poem About Writing Better Poems”
Tag: simile
Your Hands, Like Discarded Feathers
That morning, you told me you were terrified of poetry as a child. You told me stories of vines, stories of the things that continue to… Read more “Your Hands, Like Discarded Feathers”
Apartment-Living
You turn in your sleep, and it is at times like these when I wish you could wake and listen: I am ill. I know there… Read more “Apartment-Living”
Ekphrasis
1. Create for me a river made of stone so that I may look nothing like you. 2. One thousand moons. Rutabagas at… Read more “Ekphrasis”
Hypochondriac
You and your wings have left me paralyzed—the ‘skeltered wings hanging like crows’ nests, indefinitely, fusing together like salt and ice. And she said:… Read more “Hypochondriac”
My Love For What Resembles
Flutter and burn, you turn almost sideways, glinting like those who lay un-described and silent. Lackadaisical birds. Tell me something other than your two methods of… Read more “My Love For What Resembles”
Psychology & Wine
(I apologize in advance; this poem needs a lot of work.) Psychology & Wine 1. At first, when she was nervous, the girl peeled the skin from… Read more “Psychology & Wine”
Early Signs Of—
It was on a night like this when I stopped trying to find you. Your body disappeared, and I was left in a sea of white linen… Read more “Early Signs Of—”
This is the time, and this is the record of the time.
“This is your captain: We are going down. We are all going down…together.” from Laurie Anderson’s “From the Air” LAST WINTER In the last few waking hours,… Read more “This is the time, and this is the record of the time.”