21 February 2007

suddenly

poetry blogs are agog with Elaine Equi. so let me add to it by offering her contribution to "Dossier: Political Poetry" in the new Court Green which just arrivd:

PERVERSELY PATRIOTIC

Terrorism has ruined
S&M for me.

Now it just seems
like watching
the news.

1 comment:

Carol said...

Boy, do I like this poem. How on earth does a person put so much pathos into so few and simple words?