Rose McGowan
in all the ancient boyfriendsof my trending disregardtrove nuance
the revolution will not be mansplained
& it willn’treside in sorrowfor werelease this sorrow-marrow,these adjectives enclosure
as venus heldstarlight wetend
Mabel Normand
as in the meat-drop retinue were haltedas we dreamt
Tatum O’Neal
what shining eyes we had, nomercy
in the remembrance keepunaltered
home of fugue
Jenny Lumet
the girls with the hunky sweaterdresses & the metallicflats from the cover of the new issue of seventeenwhich arrived in the mailbox yesterday becauseit is november, 1981, diana has conceived william, reagan hasappointed o’connor, whitney houston is oneof the girls, all the girls at school the next day
Garbo (the hermit)
in the alkaline notions/lend yourselfease//find small pastures of slowhabit/& care//gentle days littlelakes/tiny shores//of souls repose
Loren (the high priestess)
it is a salve a murmur in the alcove& from the ladychapelas this starbrights earthling humas this…
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The American Poetry Review (Digital) - 1 Issue, September/October 2019