Schemes, Dreams, and Some Thoughts on Poetry
Anne Sexton's "Her Kind"
I have always admired Anne Sexton's "Her Kind." It is as good and purposeful as the nib of a fountain pen sinking into a bloviating patriarch's fleshy old fanny.
What to Do with a Year Like This One
1.
Press its thorny stems between the pages of a book you plan to give away.
Let it simmer on the stove until the smoke is sweet and the pan is gone.
The Road to Culpeper
A torn flag hangs From the balcony of a two-story Shack; fields of corn give way