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"One gets a real sense that the father of battles himself does not know how his own crumbling world works, which is part of the crux of the drama."

"Quincunx

If this is all, quit your hold.
Bury your imprint far
from me. No more writhing,
my slivered sun.

All that touching was witchcraft. Still,

at the crux I remember sharply
god's hand at every turn
and the saltiness of donning you
in a room without law.

Two fires that cannot yoke.
How damn starry it is

every time you strobe near--"

--Hanae Jonas in CutBank

"For the most part Esther did as Max did, holding on to the various boxes, stashing them in vaults, but in 1988 she sold the manuscript of The Trial for $2 million, at which point it became clear that one could turn quite a profit from Kafka."

"bloodshot eyes
this ancient pine tree
an ice cream truck"

--@poemexe.com

Recovering a Long Drive.