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The Implausible Story
The first time I came across the story of the Mennonites of Ak Metchet, I hardly noticed it.
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A Place to Stand
About noon, almost lunch. August air is soup, does the opposite of nourish.
For Elijah
The brutality of it was stunning. There was no sound, really—
Then I Give You Magic
Prayer sounds of ocean air & shiplap. Two leagues out on this ramshackle boat
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Clean Up, 1997
What I remember about ’97 was that people dumped a lot of shit at our farm that year.
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Shadow Mountain
The honey I stir into my tea raises eyebrows when friends see it’s called Superfund honey.
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The Soo Line Dump
Drought pales the dip of meadow coming into view.
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Apology and Gratitude Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
The wine glass my mother threw
across the kitchen floor
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American Poetry
No voices for miles around.
A glint caught my eye nonetheless.
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The Ecstasy
Black ice was the smoothest
anyone could skate on—