I wouldn’t write at
all if it weren’t for myriad writers before me whose works showed me what was
possible. The poems of this series are small offerings of respect, of thanks,
to those muses. – Brian Beatty
Russell Edson
“Sentience is overrated,” the
ape explained to the news interviewer and millions more at home. The cameras
and lights intrigued the beast. “At least our years of study kept the zoo
interesting.”
– Brian Beatty
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I don't write a lot of prose poems, but when I do write one, I rip/riff off the best.
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