42opus
is an online magazine of the literary arts.
8 August 2008 | Vol. 8, No. 2
The Dog of Wind
In the spirit of breathing I
Am before the face of I
Am in the image still I
Must eat or wear out I
Bore wide the mouthpiece of small life
Left to fear-fed ancestors my
Voice is just like mothers I
Said louder than what I said
About the author:
Mark Bilbrey teaches creative writing and composition at the University of Georgia, where he's a doctoral candidate in the English department. His studies focus on early American literature, modern American poetry, and a concept he calls "the poetics of prayer." He earned an MFA from the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop and a BA from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
Source:
http://42opus.com/v8n2/the-dog-of-wind
