Kat Harvey
—after Casper (1995) In Friendship, Maine, in the mansion of Whipstaff I waft in eyelet lace, floor-length out the steamer trunk. There are steeples and myrtle and my dad, who says, ’Night, Bucket, Mom who said, Stardust … Read More
—after Casper (1995) In Friendship, Maine, in the mansion of Whipstaff I waft in eyelet lace, floor-length out the steamer trunk. There are steeples and myrtle and my dad, who says, ’Night, Bucket, Mom who said, Stardust … Read More
The ineffable… I’ve walked into your trap. I went to a spring late at night and froze like an armless statue in the middle of an autumn garden. What should I do? Should I grab with my teeth the … Read More
One of us is dead. One of us sleeps in his van, parked at the curb in front of his sister’s house. I’ve just retired. In the morning I walk through the gray woods listening to the birds, … Read More
Oh what longing, my dear young friend Each prison night I dream of your smile— Kissing my sleeve, I imagine your hair My lips are bitter, my body icy Don’t hate the rain, my dear young friend I … Read More
A swallow, a hazardous stretch of road A tall waterfall, heard through a long night Step quickly across a vanished river Wait for rain in the flutter of butterflies A ghost calls your name each morning Day by … Read More
is the closest you can get to God. When I was young I was in the habit of rolling up pages from the Quran and pushing them into my back pocket, believing if I trapped the voice long enough … Read More
If the morning scaffolds, then night prayers come. If years ago, Mother & Father ate only rice & beans, then we slept in one bunk bed & Saturdays were for chilaquiles & Sundays for church—weekly buffets & big screens, … Read More
Looking out at the world without words or looking out at the world with words like empty lawn chairs, collapsible in the wind, you know one thing for sure— the branches will break or wither. Someday, someone will … Read More
for ninety-nine cents / pulpy, stringy, filmy, fibrous the first time we were alone / a texture only you have felt after the dust speck inside you / particle, granule, miniscule, needlepoint spilled out, slapping toilet … Read More