Category: Collected Poets Series
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One hot poem.
The title of the Kevin Goodan poem I mentioned earlier is “Thinking and Rethinking Stillness.” Here’s an excerpt, and you tell me, is this not provocative?: I remember everywhere each thing humming and doves rising up. The humid river. Peepers omniscient in the ripening trees. Their song all day warning of night, the stunning heartbreak…
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The lion sleeps…
My husband hid in our bedroom napping while I played with Vincent, chasing him around the apartment, etc (which I’m sure our downstairs neighbors love) & generally keeping him occupied & sneaking food to him–which is the only way you can get V. to eat sometimes, by pretending that the eating isn’t happening, no sir,…
Marie Gauthier 