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  • On Beauty and To the Phaistos Disc

    I have a tree outside my house. I don’t know what kind—in spring, it blooms, gorgeous.

  • Self-Portrait to Be Used in Meditation | 22 | Chesty Morgan and Her Crazy-Ass Titties

    I have a live owl in my mouth instead of words;

  • SUNDAY LUNCH AT MOM’S COUSIN DINNIE’S: JUNE 1969 | “ELEGANT,” SHE SAID

    I hadn't yet recovered from a concussive first year teaching ninth-grade English

  • My Groundhog

    I had a groundhog in my back yard.

  • I Had a Cheerful and Gentle Dog

    I had a cheerful and gentle dog.

  • YOUR PROBABILITY AMPLITUDE | A fragment from The Llatease of Homey, from a recently discovered Mycenaean text.

    I glance and

  • A Hole in My Backyard

    I get very nervous, I admit.

  • The Deposition

    I get to school early, take down the crucifix.

  • Three Poems

    I gave my mother

  • A Brief Portfolio: Five Poems

    I found this suitcase slumped in a dark attic corner

  • Dark Enough

    I found her long black coat

  • Ode to Roadside Shrines

    I first see you in Crete, little boxes on four skinny legs,