The 2River View | 25.4 (Summer 2021) |
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Sally Van Doren Bargain as if there were people living in as if the gamble paid off as if the phlegm dislodged itself as if I could breathe in this as if my mind was connected as if the page was long enough I will pay you whatever as if the gimmick you use to attract as if all of us are terrorists seeking as if ginger could calm a rioting as if you swindled me out of my fortune as if he bought her then sold her as if the sound of her voice filled as if I knew how to value art you will tell me when it costs Tantric Tinder I discarded the plasma it in its tainted condition. personal protective equipment. on the ground so I take to the sky. The friction between staying home. There’s a candle inside Sally Van Doren is an American poet and artist. She has published three collections of poetry, the first of which won the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. Her fourth book, Sibilant, is forthcoming from LSU Press. website
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