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National Anthem

And the shopping center said, give me, give me. And the moon turning on its pole said, I love you, you who have so much to give. And you said,...
American Poetry Review, The, 03/01/08 by Prufer, Kevin · More from publication
Caravaggio's Bent Narcissus.(Poem)

Caravaggio's Bent Narcissus And then I went down to the shore to watch the ship fail in the shallows. It...
Prairie Schooner, 12/22/05 by Prufer, Kevin · More from publication
Prayer.(Brief Article)(Poem)

Prayer What shall I do if I never can reach him? The bed is a harlot, all laughter and lace. My teeth like a riot of bridges and gold...
Prairie Schooner, 12/22/03 by Prufer, Kevin · More from publication
"They shall be left to fall, as they are inclined by their own weight".(Brief Article)(Poem)

"They shall be left to fall, as they are inclined by their own weight" Think of the tight wedge of the seat, the tray-table unfolded,...
Prairie Schooner, 12/22/03 by Prufer, Kevin · More from publication
Sensual Disaster - Poem

This is about the strength of the airplane's hull, This is about the strength of the airplane's hull, the red bloom of tail lights, the milk...
Literary Review, 06/22/00 by Kevin Prufer · More from publication
Women and maple tree

There are those who would bring neither chaste nor clean mouths to it. They stick it with a bronze pipe, touch their tongues to the spigot until...
Antioch Review, The, 03/22/99 by Kevin Prufer · More from publication

The Boys

Two mottle-shouldered old ladies in cutoffs, legs dangling Two mottle-shouldered old ladies in cutoffs, legs dangling over the river's edge,...
Southern Review, The, 03/22/99 by Kevin Prufer · More from publication
Sad song; Terrible love

The black hearts of automobiles The black hearts of automobiles under the hoods: all night long I hear them beating beyond the...
Southern Review, The, 03/22/98 by Kevin Prufer · More from publication
November birthday

The day wheezes early to its end. The day wheezes early to its end. The tired child, chewing giftwrap on the couch, is one. He hasn't the...
Southern Review, The, 06/22/96 by Kevin Prufer · More from publication
For the dead

The memory of childhood, of stooping The memory of childhood, of stooping above the drain grate, dropping pebbles one by one between the...
Southern Review, The, 06/22/96 by Kevin Prufer · More from publication