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Eating Poetry* (1)

Posted on September 13, 2009 by A. Jay Adler

The Poem You Asked For My poem would eat nothing. I tried giving it water but it said no, worrying me. Day after day, I held it up to the llight, turning it over, but it only pressed its lips more tightly together. It grew sullen, like a toad through with being teased. I offered […]

Posted in Culture ClashTagged Eating Poetry, Larry Levis, Mark Strand, poetry3 Comments

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