“This poet isn’t afraid to take risks.”
—more reviews than I care to count
1. Lycidas
If Milton had been really
sincere, he would’ve leapt
into something wetter
than a pastoral
elegy. He would’ve tapped
the Rockies of that watery bier
and tippled—at least
till he’d had the decency
to stop
breathing.
2. Di
Dumb, beautiful, decent,
she got everything she ever wanted
to deserve, and less.
Another commercial—but then
her chauffeur was tanked.
I’ve always wondered why
certain companies don’t sponsor
the local news, since they’re
generating most of the footage.
Not ads, just public
service announcements:
This crash was made possible by a grant
from Porter Corporation, which invites you
for a spin, on
our next funding cycle.
3. Paparazzi
crawling over the dead Mercedes
like scarabs, feeling
her pulse
with their free hand, they
weren’t afraid to take
risks—scorn, imprisonment,
rejection
by Rupert Murdoch.
Art never waits
for the ambulance.
They had images
to develop.
4. Squadron Supreme
Mark Gruenwald, 43, a Marvel
Comics creator, was
cremated, scattered over an ocean
of ink, and then bequeathed
to the single-volume
version of his masterwork.
“He wanted readers to know
he knew the dangers involved.”
5. Author’s Message
or, it’s only my metaphorical ass on the line
Me, I don’t take risks.
Oxygen junkie.
I just put my rectum
on the spectrum, and write.
Got any problems with that?
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