Poems by Holbrook Susan
Aside From
... a wrong tree what is ruedthe mouth what is barked upFrench what is foamed atthe bird what is excusedthe slip what is flippedsomething fishy and a rat what is givena long story what is smelledmy dead body what is made shortthe flow what is overyour own medicine what is gone withthe eye of the beholder what is tastedhumidity what is beauty inyour head what is not heatmore than you can chew what is kept above watera rose garden what is bitten offan old dog what did I never promise youthe trees what cannot be taught new tricksthe dust what can one not see the forest forthe land what is bitthat bridge what did time forgetthe pitch what will we cross when we come to itthe ropes what is queereda limb what is knownthe lock what is gone out onthe vote what is rapedparole what is wonthe night what is he out onthe heart what is taken backthe word what is worn on sleeveswhat's good for the goose what's mum'sbygones what's good for the ganderthe day what are bygones let be ...
Editing the Erotica Issue
... ght, woodylicious!And in the velour pantsuit of evening, even the sandflies laughed to see their joy ...
Girl Watching
... kitty litter dust, oldies station, warm cauliflower water, tired hams stuck to a hot vinyl car seat ...
Grim
... Rather be ghoulishthan girlish, or take salts and calm the fever, sitz baths drown outthe whinnying ...
Insert
... d, pull the strudel gently and steadily downwind at thesame anger you used to insinuate the tailpipe ...
A Kitten Sits Still
... not the end of the movement, that's when you canleap from chair to chair, catch claws in the velvet ...
peaches
... ow this girl tells you she really hates peaches because one time peach Kool-Aid came out of her nose ...
Textbook Case:
... ur conversation is this: Which is more damaging to the spirit, deception of others or self-deception ...
Why do I feel guilty in the lingerie department at The Bay
... ke has got a hold of his sister, refusing to let me take my clammy A-cups back to the loosewoman bin ...
