42opus
is an online magazine of the literary arts.
24 October 2005 | Vol. 5, No. 3
The Week in Renovation: Monday
When are you open?
I needed to see you,
but you weren't here.
There was no sign.
The gate was bolted.
Someone passing
told me they heard
you're not well.
What do you have?
Do you own
this place? Do you
own what you have?
Have they found out?
I have something
I need to be rid of.
I need to speak
to the owner.
About the author:
Carolyn Guinzio's book West Pullman won the 2004 Bordighera Poetry Prize and will appear in a bilingual English/Italian edition this year. A new manuscript was one of ten finalists for the 2005 Del Sol Press Poetry Prize. Her work has appeared recently or is forthcoming in Indiana Review, Luna, New American Writing, Octopus, Colorado Review, Willow Springs, and elsewhere. Carolyn has an MFA from Bard College and has received awards from the Illinois Arts Council, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Kentucky Arts Council among others.
Source:
http://42opus.com/v5n3/monday
