GRADUATE STUDENT, AGE 27, WITH A HISTORY OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY PROFESSORS AND EMPLOYERS, ATTENDS A POETRY READING FOUR DAYS AFTER THE TAX HEIST, FALLING FOR A MAN WHO ISN’T HER LOVER, TEMPERATURE 54º F, NEW HAVEN, CT, DECEMBER 5, 2017
Because the edges don’t obtain
in the would-be winter
something in me
goes the way of the world
Climbing at a normal pace
toward a figure on the stairs
something in me
gets everywhere
—from Poets Respond
December 10, 2017
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Mia Kang: “From wherever we stand, it’s hard to know what to say, or do, or how to stand, and especially how to love, or how to withstand love, under threat.” (web)
