Tuesday, April 16, 2024

National Poetry Month : Tiff Dressen,

 

O hypothalamus

 

O hypothalamus   hidden  desperate

                                                mindfuck   I’m hugging

fences     O storage locker   night clocker

  I’m leaving you behind      

                        O milkweed  butter and

frankfurters   Enough!   

 

                                    O traffic cone
                                                            quartet    swoon and fester

    O water tower

                        invading my dreams         O dandelion seed-cloud

pistil mister 

I’m falling for

a season of yellows

                                                O my eyes   

O my throat

                                                           

                                                                                     

 

 

 

Tiff Dressen's [photo credit: Kate Sims] latest book is Of Mineral (Nightboat Books, 2022). SONGS FROM THE ASTRAL BESTIARY (lyric& Press, 2014) is their first full-length collection of poetry. They enjoy spending time with their felines, chasing wildflowers, and outdoor adventuring with their partner.

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