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  • the kitchen song

    so strong a wind

  • A Wedding in the Hotel

    Sorry, the dining room’s closed:

  • Arcs and Oedipus Ux

    No shame in appreciating

  • Venn Diagrams

    Venn Diagrams   X-rays, muons, ultraviolet radiation— X-rays can diagnose fractures in the skull; muons can map spaces inside the pyramids at Giza; ultraviolet radiation kills bacteria in well water—in a Venn diagram, circles overlap. An array of sharpened pencils in a cup; cars parked at a casino; along a trail, small puffballs—these clusters manifest chance; and, pondering three who

  • The Call |Palm

    You and I, we have been here before.

  • Desire Corners Me in the Quiet

    On the beach, I take self portraits with my eyes closed,

  • Story of My Species

    first she was in the ocean

  • Reflection

    I am a lion

  • Meditation on a Shower Rod at the Super 8

    You and I are snake bit. Can we postpone?

  • “The Walnut and Honey Cookies” translated from Romanian by Clara Burghelea

    I am a Kurdish refugee who, for over a decade,

  • The Albino Squirrel

    Bury it, I said.  In the field.  No,

  • The Oklahoma Purchase

    William Howard Taft wouldn’t drink before dark.