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Poems

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  • SENTIMENTAL CONVERSATION

    In an ancient park, isolated and icy,

  • Ode to Roadside Shrines

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

  • Invitation

    Go now to the silence. It has longed for you

  • From “The Last Letter of My Body”, translated from Russian by Anne O. Fisher

    it’s winter here: the winter rains come, the roses bloom

  • 3:14 PM

    This blue pen I am holding

  • Questions for Fruit Flies and The Habit of Longing

    Humble as fruit flies may seem, they . . . engage in a host of complex behaviors

  • Crucifixion

    One minute he’s looking at you, full-size, in anguish,

  • Thalia

    I died with them while they were alive.

  • Early Explorers Sometimes Carried Watermelons Instead of Canteens & Close Your Eyes

    Ever cut open a watermelon

  • The Encounter

    Drizzle and formless

  • Yellowphant and Don’t Forget

    The circus so yellow and red stands on two feet,

  • The Muse Writes Luis Jorge Borges A Letter On His 86th Birthday

    The night has entered your eyes