First Milk
The calf falls into the world, it struggles to stand on spindly legs,stumbles beneath...
my country tis of thee
Michael Prihoda lives in central Indiana. He is the founding editor of After the Pause,...
mind of fur
after Wallace Stevens you must have a mind of furto fully enter any weatherto...
Desiderata
Upturning the pecking order of ducks, snails,crabs, cranes. Everybody replying in gifs. Red silkcotton...
everything’s bigger in Texas part 1
when Mosescame across the burningbush, his firstthought wasfear. when youcame acrossa burning country,your response...
introduction to womanhood
young girls walk to the bus stop they have a whooping tablespoon ...
Mise-en-scène
She is the landscape, colors that invitethe dance of rain and shadow, morning’s bloomthat...
Mama Says
Thank God we didn’t lose anyone this summer / when we were kids /...
Landscape with Color by Numbers
students carry backpacksbooks in handclasses will start soon i hurry to get coffeeyou’re heading...
Sinking Sonnet
I’ll drift into this abyss forever.Everything here is inescapable.The facts, the fiction. The line...