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  • Olney Hymn

    not my li-

  • Instruction on Driving with an Orgasm | Napoleon’s Hat

    Look both ways before going out for a spin. And ease onto the road. Take careful note of the speed limit and

  • Love Talk | On the Way to the Casinos

    What the boy heard his older sister say—

  • Questions for Fruit Flies and The Habit of Longing

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

  • Electric Eyes of Night

    Three lanterns fill your window with deception.

  • Anthropocene

    Nesting, the turtle seems to be crying even though she is simply

  • Angles | Bad News

    The master speaks to a tree.

  • Three Poems

    Being adopted means I have choices on “The Meaning of Your Name”

  • Confusing Myself with the Whippoorwill

    Today, I was a madness of regrettable actions. At the convenience store, I eyed the cashiers warily as they slouched in

  • ON THE RMS QUEEN MARY | LATENT IMAGE

    I'm exploring the decks, the ship docked in Long Beach since '67. Same liner Mom sailed in '39 from England to

  • Sieverts and Joules | Plate 136     Butter Lamp With Moths

    Maybe there’s a new way to be nuclear, not using rods with their troublesome impermanent cladding, their

  • Two Poems

    If this gray house where I live, house