One of my favorite poetry collections about the fantastic is Imaginary Menagerie: A Book of Curious Creatures, by Julie Larios with paintings by Julie Paschkis.
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Thursday, 27 April 2023
Thursday, 30 January 2020
About a week ago, my poet friend Michael Rothenberg messaged me. The message was this: This looked to me like a monster in need of a poem. So… Monster Poem #1After artwork by Michael Rothenberg A monster bought the house next door.When it moved in, I wasn’t surejust how this creature, tall and wide,would squeeze […]