She’d say, Never have a child you don’t want. Then she’d say, Of course, I wanted you once you were here. She’s not cruel. Just practical. Like a kitchen knife. Still, the blade. And care. When she washed my hair, it hurt; her nails rooting my thick curls, the water rushing hard. […]
From Fishouse is pleased to present a reading by poet Brian Turner recorded live in Denver, Colorado, on April 10, 2010, at the launch party for his second collection Phantom Noise, the much-anticipated follow-up to his best-selling debut collection, Here, Bullet, both published by Alice James Books. The event was sponsored by Alice James and […]
You came to the desert, illiterate, spirit-ridden, intending to starve The sun hand of the violin carving through space the endless landscape Acres of ochre, the dust-blue sky, or the strange young man beside you peering into “The Man Who Taught William Blake Painting in His Dreams” You’re thinking: I […]