port richmond
we had been to port richmond for pierogi
which is polish for pigeon. we ordered phonetically,
a mind of cabbage & salt, spoke summer english
about form & far off things like birds
& the possibilities of structure. every time we looked
we could hardly see the skyline for the buildings.
obstruction was part of the view. the liberties
were there like great mirrors too far to do their job.
everytime we looked we thought
we might see paris maybe kraków maybe ourselves.
[a] strange, marvelous, sometimes shouting, sometimes whispering thing
Laird Hunt
Kevin Varrone is the author of g-point almanac: id est (9/22-12/21) (Instance Press, 2007), and g-point Almanac (7/21-9/21) (Ixnay Press). His poems have also appeared in numerous print journals and online, including 6×6, Big Bridge, Cross Connect, the ixnay reader, volume 2, American Poetry Review: The Philly Edition, and Duration Press’s ebook series. With poet Pattie McCarthy, he edited and co-founded Beautiful Swimmer Press. He currently lives in Philadelphia, where he teaches literature and writing at Temple University.
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Publication Date: February 01 2010
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