11.19.15
for/after Douglas Kearney at Emergent Forms, Ashland, OR
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take a familiarity in hand
once i was many women
gathered in one face
once i was whole- ly un-selfed
i resemble many women
i hardly resemble myself here there the accidental name
already can imagine father abraham
one hand raised reverent faux or otherwise
had many sons
how many have delighted the blood
how many letters constitute a performance
how many letters did you write me
(always letters)
many sons what numbers
correspond had father abraham
in what sequence do the words
perform in what way do the words
allow themselves to be
performed
when human cruelty is performed
where & who are you / are you?
i am one of them
JJ Rowan is present at the moment. Her current moments take place in Southern Oregon, in the breath of a stride, and in her chapbook, the selected jesus (Shirt Pocket Press, 2015).
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