National Poetry Month! Editor’s Pick: Tuesday Afternoon Metaphysics Lesson

Happy National Poetry Month!

To celebrate, our Managing editor, Starr Troup selected a poem from Tina Kelley’s Abloom & Awry.

We are proud to present this poem to celebrate National Poetry Month.

Read “Tuesday Afternoon Metaphysics Lesson” by author Tina Kelley below.

Today Kate said she was drawing an angry ghost.
I asked what’s he mad at?
“Me,” she said.
Why?
“Cause I’m drawing him.”

How Heisenberg-y, as if
a spirit had hovered in the molecules
of her blue crayon tip who could’ve emerged
in any old emotional state, if that dimpled
fist had not borne down so hard.

And I know if I ask why she’s drawing him
she will holler, “yer buggin’ me!” so I just answer
what comes after G, why H, and how to draw the S.
And we place the labeled picture on the fridge,
that altar to preschool power, to delineation itself.

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Don’t forget to pick up a copy of Tina Kelley’s latest release, Abloom & Awry from the CavanKerry Press store.