5 April 2006 | Vol. 6, No. 1
7 from Atlas Peripatetic
corvus
the caw sharp
as an eclipse, cuts
deft arcs, opens up
the still morning
again and again
cries with mouth full,
deer fat in tongue pouch
even at a distance
the voice in clear focus
just smaller, fractal
(remembers where the food is,
eleven ounces a day)
About the author:
Poet and sound artist, Glenn Bach's current project, Atlas Peripatetic, is an extended poem sequence inspired by an extensive mapping of sounds on his morning walk. Excerpts have appeared in such journals as Aught, DIAGRAM, hutt, jubilat, Shampoo, and in future issues of Dusie and mprsnd. He also edits the website pedestrianculture.com.
For further reading:
Browse the contents of 42opus Vol. 6, No. 1, where "7 from Atlas Peripatetic" ran on April 5, 2006. List other work with these same labels: poetry.
