there’s a war on, i mean negotiations
have broken down between the
natural world and the tonka toy
dump trucks. steel-belted giant
wheels ran over a butterfly and don’t
ask me why i’m screaming – why
aren’t you? …

Poem, in its entirety, is available in the printed version of the current issue.


Bio:

Darrell Epp’s poetry has appeared in over 100 magazines, including Exile, Poetry Ireland Review, Grain, and the Fiddlehead. His fifth collection, Permanent Smoke, was published last year.

 

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