You might dream of a poolside party Where you bump into an old classmate You thought had died years before With whom you’d never spoken Our military was so strong It would break its own neck She said I’ll be in the last room on the left And left You might wake to find […]
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Jayson Iwen: .1.4.2
In the night you lean Over the baby, to make sure it’s okay The baby wakes terrified A dark animal shape looms From the fear within you Modeling itself in […]
Jayson Iwen: .1.4.1
You have descended from animals Who descended from angels Who alone have descended From the darkness of their own choice Where nothing holds its shape for long Hold out your hand And feel for rain The pain of sex My great grandmother taught my grand With […]
Jayson Iwen
Jayson Iwen is a poet, novelist, editor, translator, and recipient of numerous literary honors, including an Academy of American Poets Award, the Emergency Press International Book Award, the Cleveland State University Poetry Center’s Novella Award, and a Hewlett Foundation grant. His writing has appeared in over thirty different journals, with recent poems reprinted in The […]