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Mayer’s fourth book, Studying Hunger was published by Adventures in Poetry (New York, New York) and Big Sky (Bolinas, California) in 1975. Striking and iconic bled cover photo by Ed Bowes. Edition of 1,000. — Read on eclipsearchive.org/projects/HUNGER/hunger.html

business hours are 9-5move to change rearrange the structureof our lives try a hobby besides emotional blackmail this protracted warhas made it toughto breathe and saythat’s not okaybusiness hours are 9-5wake up at 11 throw a wrench into plans are dubious we know better than to fall in love againbusiness hours are 9-5look left andContinue reading “9 to 5”

i’m back to methank godo lordwhat a desert u werenot okayhow selfish can u be?lots good riddance good lord oh my it’s anearth quake i was luckyto be outside when ushook good byegood nite

I don’t know what it is about meIt always isWhat did I just say? The great color of raw cabbageWrite that downand then write down two yearsand even if we aren’t talking in two yearslook at that messageand then text me. Two months pregnant yeah two years i see myself two months pregnant cuz IContinue reading “mimi said”

the greatest living poet in new york city was born in Puerto Rico. — Read on http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58397/traffic-misdirector

a statuesque ladycame to me latelyshe told me i was pastyand that i’d never make it ❤thought that love was sacredbut forgot to bake itnever took the stationo was that my train? shitwhat’s your situation?something bout the nationis crazy making gang hits makin us complacentthink it’s time to face itlet’s meet in the basement haveContinue reading “untitled verses”

Any line we might try to draw to separate lesbian/gay/bisexual history (LGB) from transgender history (trans) would be imprecise, blurry, and certainly not straight. — Read on http://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/learn/LGBTHistory

rob mclennan’s blog: 12 or 20 (second series) questions with Laura Jaramillo — Read on robmclennan.blogspot.com/2022/11/12-or-20-second-series-questions-with_0919716097.html

You jerk you didn’t call me up — Read on http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49729/sonnet-you-jerk-you-didnt-call-me-up

i have loved more vigorously more foolishly than most i have loved as the poet does with hands tied eyes closed i have loved jumped into the river when it spoke sweetly to me i don’t have many regrets except for the times i hurt my loves i have loved whole-heartedly excessively, lavishly have you?Continue reading “tell me about it”