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John Waters on Ivy Compton-Burnett.

"The dead are tired of poppies." --Marina Tsvetaeva

The Infernal Cave.

"Bohemian Respighi"

a talon-torn swirling
as torrents roar shadefast
pobblebonk-impactful
pyre built on a silt bank
whistles like whelk crossfire
or commodified spleen
quieter now quisling
to the quick gone onrush
i think of an old bad review
for dunce years unanswered
all, all in this ullage
ailing sieve & livid
washed clean by a clash-bath
on my clipboard rippling

fathom devoured verdict
perverse rain of angels

Ascension thread.