Collection
Selections from the editors’ book Poegles: A Short History and Collection.
“Research has shown that ballads were produced by all of society working as a team. They didn’t just happen. There was no guesswork.”
-John Ashbery, “Hotel Lautreámont”
I. The Eternal
When I Met God | In My Previous Life | Eight Problems with Jesus
II. In Early Days
To Read the Ancient Map | Portrait of Bedouin Life | Before the War
III. Mysteries
Barber’s Assistant | Discarded Glove | I Realized My Mistake
IV. The American South
Being from Texas | Riding the Greyhound | Fifteen Things I Forgot to Pack
V. Outer Space
My First Telescope | My Trip to the Moon | Obscure Constellation
VI. The Last Time I Saw You
The Last Time I Saw Jennifer | The Last Time I Saw Chris | The Last Time I Saw Dad
VII. Travels
As the Night Wore On | There is a Saying in Russia | In Spite of the Hour
VIII. A Return Home
After the Memorial Service | Slender Volume | My Heart Remembers