A n n e W a l d m a n : K e e p i n g T h e W o r l d S a f e F o r P o e t r y

N a p a l m H e a l t h S p a : R e p o r t 2 0 1 5 : S p e c i a l E d i t i o n

LEWIS WARSH

AMONG OTHER THINGS: the street where you live

for Anne Waldman

Among other things; of military importance;

maximum figure; among my scientific

acquaintances; came home from the bank within an hour;

don’t go backwards; concerning the talk with your brother;

no knowledge of literature; has done it and gone.

Too high; not low enough; in addition to the pictures;

often early to the office; against acknowledging it; more than

half his life; take some more time with the children; no

comparison between them; think it over before it’s too late;

regarding his spelling.

Through the church; maybe the same bishop; different

nevertheless; a few minutes before two o’clock; in my opinion;

a minimum of grammar; some fellow’s wife; neither forward

nor backwards; his own name as editor; the attempt

to ignore the woman.

Juniors and seniors; thank you just the same; take it off;

the following Monday morning; tomorrow being Christmas;

underneath the child’s bed; long division; because it was

behind me; singular or plural; beneath contempt.

Compare this operation with the other; some information

please; the two halves; exquisite taste; the third edition;

accepting non-union men; interesting advertisement; tomorrow

evening; he wasn’t himself; inquire within; most Christian

women.

Of the average doctor; he can’t or won’t; said goodbye

towards morning; original manuscript; immediate operation;

knew the number; each railroad; at the office before nine;

besides Christianity; ignorant of grammar, moreover.

Unzipped her overcoat; the slender rubber hose; suffer the

consequence of bad decisions; armpits to ankles;

the double doors swing open; tropical air; gold

and silver cuff-links; absent spouses; at home in Patagonia;

lacks the facilities to which they’re accustomed.

Sarong-like skirt; hairy outgrowths; decorated them with

her nail polish; clogged vessels; flesh must move; wooden puppets;

no doubt you are curious; not in the least tacky; the oxygen

disappeared into her lungs; lapels of his coat; dog dung or

cured meat; no appetite for sleep; range of vision.

For during the night; below the picture; beneath his left eye;

as follows; aren’t acknowledging; we weren’t without water;

forgot my bank book; through the library; picture of President

Taft; made some inquiry into it; ate some sandwiches.

The other night watchman; your bird screamed overhead;

declined by half over the next year; Munich to Berlin; underlying

appearance; a slap in the face; as through a burning glass; on

account of its narrowness; snorting and frowning; glimpses

of drowning people; head full of earth.

October 2015