from The Northern Sun (live, PPL)
Sherwin Bitsui reading from The Northern Sun, live at Portland Public Library, Portland, Maine, March 7, 2007.
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Sherwin Bitsui Q&A at Portland Public Library
Sherwin Bitsui answering audience questions, live at Portland Public Library, Portland, Maine, March 7, 2007.
Days of Me
When people say they miss me, I think how much I miss me too, Me, the old me, the great me, Lover of three women in one day, Modest me, the best me, friend To waiters and bartenders, hearty Laugher and name rememberer, Proud me, handsome and hirsute In soccer shoes and shorts On the […]
Where Wires Tangle
Behind the bookcase is a balled up tissue A safety pin and the fur of a now dead cat (I don’t think I will clone him) There is a price tag for parts And a key to my old apartment (hello!) This is the birthplace of sneezes The depository of receipts Condom wrappers (yippee) And […]
Relentless Soliloquy
The people on the bus mean nothing to me now Their cares are like mine. Let them ride on I had the wish you are supposed to wish. I had the prayer for the blind dead god. Cash in my hand and a fish in my mouth, I sailed over the broken ground. […]
Around the Corner
A man pulls an orange cat In a wagon along the curb. Garbage is their grocery and as they depart The courtyards and dumpsters the orange cat Meows a poem about a calf And a crippled peasant who walk Slowly through the autumn mist That hides the dwellings of the poor. And as they go, […]
In the Manner of SD
The day that I found art in my first name Was the same day I saw hell in my last. There was a girl there, of course,– Touching a wet finger To a postage stamp, Pursing her lips On the double bed. I went to kiss The cat-tongue rough Of her each bent […]
Driftwood Fire
Just as they were Ever together So he remains Solitary forever In the days apart Cancelled on the calendar Another x in the shipwrecked’s log. “Rain and the cliffs were invisible. Along the reef dolphin fins Took shape in the storm. If you are looking for me Give me sails […]