By: John Holbo

“Dame Fortune/Is fickler than that/(If you’ve met her!)”

By: John Holbo

Vs. “Grandma’s old recipe/For being better and better.”

By: James Parker

“A neck-nape to send you on a week-long bender.”

By: James Parker

“It bloats the franchise./It increases its pantsize.”

By: James Parker

“Sadder than sad with my old-man spigot./Can you dig it?”

By: James Parker

Watching the JASON BOURNE trailer.

By: Stephanie Burt

Secondhand Flashlight

By: Stephanie Burt

Tale

By: Stephanie Burt

Persephone (Unplugged)

By: Stephanie Burt

Kudzu

By: Stephanie Burt

Self-Portrait as Muppet

By: Stephanie Burt

Tiara Syndrome Stephanie

By: Stephanie Burt

For Avril Lavigne

By: Stephanie Burt

Play-Doh

By: Stephanie Burt

Brussel Sprouts on the Stalk