Maxwell Stenson
Ars Poetica
Tallac, larch, lurch,
repeal: every gem
jammed into place,
a corruption of tiaras.
Amidst the manna-beans
a dream unparalleled
swoops to procure the trimmings:
my wife of two hearts, her two tongues
clicking in the bridegroom light
these pretty horses should rise soon.
Maxwell Stenson earned his MFA from Saint Mary's College of California, where he also taught composition. He currently lives in Sacramento, California, and his work has appeared in Calaveras Station, and Sijo: an international journal of poetry and song.
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Tallac, larch, lurch,
repeal: every gem
jammed into place,
a corruption of tiaras.
Amidst the manna-beans
a dream unparalleled
swoops to procure the trimmings:
my wife of two hearts, her two tongues
clicking in the bridegroom light
these pretty horses should rise soon.
Maxwell Stenson earned his MFA from Saint Mary's College of California, where he also taught composition. He currently lives in Sacramento, California, and his work has appeared in Calaveras Station, and Sijo: an international journal of poetry and song.
Return to March 2020 Edition