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      September 22, 2017The Hatred of PoetrySandra Anfang

      I read it in the New York Times
      so it must be true:
       
      a poet writes a book of poems
      about why the masses hate poetry.
       
      I ponder hatred;
      surely it’s too strong a word
       
      for the random tickle
      the mind’s unravel
       
      something we ought to welcome
      when analysis of the latest 
       
      police shooting glazes our ears.
      Fear not—good neighbors
       
      think of it as the latest staycation
      an interlude of dreaming
       
      at the kitchen table
      mind in the stars
       
      while cats trace figure eights
      around a plate of crusts
       
      and the cup of cold coffee
      separating you
       
      from all you think
      you need to do today.

      from #56 - Summer 2017

      Sandra Anfang

      “One morning I found an extra hour to eat breakfast and read the New York Times online. A book title, The Hatred of Poetry, leapt from the screen, nearly causing me to spill green tea over the keyboard. I was stunned to find that the book being reviewed was written by a poet. I hefted my sword (Microsoft Word). I write for many reasons, but these days, it’s often to challenge an outrageous view or to give form to what feels like a world headed off the rails.”

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