Month: June 2026
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Depravity Begins (A Found Poem)
Thinking of love / as a radical act. An eclipse of moths. A man without dust on him. My grandmother’s…
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An Open Letter from Gregg Popovich to Tim Duncan
When I met you, you were tall and young, not long removed from swimming dreams, and your eyes were as…
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Bill & Nada’s, Salt Lake City, Utah
Do you remember your first cup of coffee at Bill & Nada’s in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1974,…
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Self-portrait as period
……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… …………………………………………Was told I’d know the full stop when I saw it…………………………………….Unlike the traitor’s footprints covered in snow…
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Peony Rings
In Connecticut, the peonies grow easily, and even as far south as Nashville they line the streets near the university…
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“Trying Out for Hoop on the Privileged Side of Town”
“I’m sorry” Coach Clark said I nodded waited for a hand on my shoulder or parting words of advice…
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Music, 1976
I have dyslexia and left home at 14. I wanted to stay gone. But I came back. Then I left…
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Lost is Forgotten
She is lost in her black ball cap and black padded coat. At least 7 rows off until her vehicle…
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Mifepristone
The potted chrysanthemum he gave me, I undutifully chuck into the dumpster before dawn. Yet I imagine it blossoming, …
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Tangent Properties, Angles of Love
“Poodle, set the table,” Mom shouts. A blue curl of smoke from the tip of one of her never-ending Marlboro…