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End of Desire: Selected Poems
One hundred poems in seven groups. Every title links to its poem, and the whole collection is there to read or download.
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A Fellow of Infinite Jest
Read post: A Fellow of Infinite JestBedtime for Bonzo is what he said before he died.
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An Odyssey of Our Own
Read post: An Odyssey of Our OwnYou will come to the end of your high story, your body broken,
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Carmen Nocturnum IV
Read post: Carmen Nocturnum IVWhen you smile, the moon turns its face away. There’s another song
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Carmen Nocturnum V
Read post: Carmen Nocturnum VHer gift her fire dying in my arms, her body rising until nothing but the bloom of sighing
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Reading Lesson
Read post: Reading LessonMom, who is dad talking to? Friends who write. Where did he meet them?
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Carmen Nocturnum VI
Read post: Carmen Nocturnum VIThe moon hangs in the trees, the wind weaving the leaves
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A Wolfish Grin
Read post: A Wolfish GrinThe monster inside me sleeps in my bed. Tonight I’ll serve him
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Carmen Nocturnum III
Read post: Carmen Nocturnum IIIThere’s a moon rising in my dreams, searching for that look in your eyes.
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Carmen Nocturnum II
Read post: Carmen Nocturnum IIThe window frames the darkness. I open and listen.
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Carmen Nocturnum I
Read post: Carmen Nocturnum IThe darkness tells no lies, outruns our eyes, yet sings of light,