Denise Duhamel
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POEM IN WHICH I THANK MY BRAIN
a brain:/ that blossom on the spine”
Bert Meyers
that cauliflower rose that helps me write poems
that buttercup beetroot that cues me to flee on foot
that onion iris that balances my checkbook
that apple daffodil that closes to block awful things
that cucumber tulip that produces a pucker, a kiss
Denise Duhamel’s most recent books of poetry are Second Story (Pittsburgh, 2021) and Scald (2017). Blowout (2013) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is a distinguished university professor in the MFA program at Florida International University in Miami.
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