I'm closing my blog until April. I'm submitting a portfolio of work to a contest that requires all poems be "previously unpublished." I won't be able to post any of my final drafts until after the contest winners are announced.
January will be a month of classes, writing, revising, editing, revising again, etc.
The poem below felt like an appropriate farewell. Thank you to everyone who has clicked on a link to this blog through Twitter, rbannal's blog, or by searching what to do in the event that they're forgotten their blog's url (I'm guessing that's at least 2% of my hits). Happy 2012!
The Last Thing You Taste
Soak and sink your teeth in gin,
in August memories, in sweat
and cravings, hot thighs,
and strawberry jam. Run your
tongue along each tooth,
every crescent of gum.
Learn sweet and salty flavor
because the last thing you taste
will be the bite of turpentine
and ghost peppers.
