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Denise Duhamel

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

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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.

Bear Review

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