Casual Conversation
In: New Poets of America v.47
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Aracelis Girmay -- I. -- hearsay -- as far as you know, nothing can kill you -- the man beside me considers me beside him. -- my mother wants to live in a gated community -- in this village -- casual conversation -- I am not prepared for the inverse of this. -- all over, but only here -- in this town -- cue the lights -- misgiving -- some plans should be thwarted -- II. -- 36c -- half dozens -- november 9, 2016 -- in the name of half-sistering -- the space between -- to banish -- beneath -- casual conversation -- conjuring -- challenger -- lump -- love can make a man forget -- girl says, that happens to women too -- meanwhile -- sometimes I flash forward and cry -- III. -- aurify -- making your way -- to hover -- un- -- I know you don't need me -- ambit -- why everybody wanna be singular? -- surplus -- gather them & -- give them back to me. -- in case you'd consider it -- bright, bright, bright -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Colophon.