what up death
this is
the grass
doing what
it do
lie into
a color
become murmur
dumb hum
human muzak
descend sun
awaiting radiance
is draining
our desire
a performance
imperfection
walks out on
no curtain
necessary
tiny creatures
crawl with
kenotic love
anxious ideas
despite dice
action figures
unfold
full of fear
confusion
a fire
called life
alone
is a noun
not to
fuck with
the stars
have no idea
what they’re
missing
.
.
.
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SAMPSON STARKWEATHER is the author of The First Four Books of Sampson Starkweather. He is a founding editor of Birds, LLC, an independent poetry press. His most recent chapbooks are Flowers of Rad by Factory Hollow Press, and Until the Joy of Death Hits, pop/love GIF poems (a collaboration with Ana Božičević) appearing somewhere soon on the Internet. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
The First Four Books of Sampson Starkweather: www.birdsllc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=143&Itemid=56
Poet Douglas Kearney and composer/producer/drummer Val Jeanty link up for a a compelling LP that feels like the written word come to life. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2021