Poem of the Week: Rachel M. Simon

 

        

Postmark from the Transition  

  

  

the name altered from parent's choosing

the threshold of a home

white gloves on the windowsill

costumes of our drama

soup stock of animal and stone

thigh, syringe

non-ninety degree staircase

redistribution of fats

your mother's voice in the next room

orphaned pair of pants

disappearing ink dots

recollections of family hot fudge

rigid posture attempts

dude descending a staircase

handclasp, handshake, embrace

 

-Rachel M. Simon

Used by permission.

Rachel M. Simon is the author of the poetry collection Theory of Orange and the chapbook Marginal Road. She teaches writing and gender studies courses at Bedford Hills Maximum Security Correctional Facility, SUNY Purchase College, Pace University and various libraries. She's currently at work on a collection of sports poems. 

 

Please feel free to forward Split This Rock Poem of the Week widely. We just ask you to include all of the information in this email, including this request. Thanks!

If you are interested in reading past poems of the week, feel free to visit the blog archive.