Where does your monster sleep? In a cage too small for him. What does your monster’s heart look like? Like a child’s teacup, small and full of blood. What color is he? Green, of course. What does he eat? Basically, nose to tail. Cataracts? Installed. Fins? Cauterized. Fangs? Restored. Good. He’s healthy then? Yes, he […]
Kristin Bock
Kristin Bock: Compound
Come stand in the garden. Let the soft rain rinse you. Line up with the others. Hold hands. Now, kiss. Imagine your mind is a blue rose, a rose rinsed clean. Hide in the bushes. Wait for the little black stars to squeak by. Step on them. Stamp on them. Some will feel like urchins […]
Kristin Bock
Kristin Bock received her MFA in poetry from the University of Massachusetts Amherst Program for Poets and Writers. She currently teaches in the Business Communication Program at UMass. Her poetry has appeared in numerous online and print journals, including VERSE, Columbia, Pleiades, Prairie Schooner, The Black Warrior Review, Crazyhorse and FENCE. Her poems also live […]