A contemporary poem about the object at the edge of use, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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The object stands at the edge of use. One more purpose would break its quiet. I leave it on the shelf beside the photographs. Years later, it is still there. The world has changed around it. That is a kind of work.
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A contemporary poem about a use for the unusable, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
A contemporary poem about between the two forms, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
A contemporary poem about the centre moves first, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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