Edgar Gabriel Silex: Theory of Mind
that look in her eighteen-month-old mind
the instant in which the world is fashioned
beyond simple acts of sticking everything
in her mouth and her face is studying yours
Al Maginnes: The Book of Forgetting
I know there is a book, more
than one, where the names
of dead towns and their citizens
line the white pages neat
as grave plots
Michael Simms: Names
Lea wants to change her name to Tina. Her mother says she must think very carefully because a name has to fit. The wrong name can bind like someone else’s … Continue reading
Andrea Hollander: The Before and the After
At the airport terminal the coarse sound of wheeled suitcases, a toddler giggling, running a few feet beyond his father. A brown-haired woman at the kiosk that sells last-minute … Continue reading
Arlene Weiner: Advice to a Daughter
. A man is like the United States. . He is stronger than you but less flexible. He is impatient. . He expects you to smile. He forgets easily. He … Continue reading
