Poetry
blue sperm whale
His patient brings in a dream, / to infiltrate his own: / I’m about five, I’m on a windy beach / dragging at the sand with my hands, / when suddenly, I...
translating passion: after marking too many english 1000 papers
I. / It has nothing to do with language—their papers fracture syntax, / dangle over the railing of incomprehension. Their logic is / a dog chasing its own tail round and round...
palimpsest on a rainy evening
There’s a lamp in a window / like a small moon framed and hung / on a house / there’s rain the sound of mice falling / and wind inventing the trees...
sans titre
soulever doucement l’horizon / comme un tapis / s’y faufiler poussière / attendre / ne rien dire / refuser de franchir le chemin / du sol à la lettre / de la...
sans titre
une fuite endimanchée coquine écartelée / du convoi des habitudes / dans l’allant cortège / Winnipeg transit / m’immiscer humide / par le détour rond de la pluie / d’une joue luisante...
my voice
after patsy alford's poem, warning / / My voice is the screech, / the howl of Lilith / as she moves / through the garden. / My voice is the dandelion,...
eclipse
Our aunt stands at the curio cabinet, a stone in her chest. / Winter casts shadows on the boy caught in porcelain / lines of innocence. His fishing rod, his dog. She...
prayer for the widow of a nature lover
Today I prayed for the young woman / / whose husband after a difficult illness died. / / I didn’t pray for him though I have / / for...
seasoning 1
(.november is waking / / in the crisps of cold weather ,brisk / / with its crystal blanket / / .the same blanket / / that october sleeps...