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SHORN OF ITS HABITAT
as if a final descent HABITUATION RABBIT
the primeval swamp
the common herd
the crowded giant suns HOVERS THE NORM
the many questions posed
the many species written off
the most helpful people
in fact, the several individuals
in fact, their sense of loss ENTREAT TREATY
TREATMENT SUCKER QUARREL THESE CLAWS
in fact, there’s no way to measure
in fact, an international team
in fact, cremation, autopsy reports
in fact, temporalities
in fact, something to do with microeconomics SUCK UP TO THE FACTS
in fact, the winning lottery ticket
in fact, regurgitation paragons
JUGULAR BONE BREAK HETEROTROPIC OSSIFICATION
bipedal apes
with opposable thumbs
without notice
the way tires squeal THE ANIMAL SHE FELL OUT OF A TREE
the way the day ends on the trading floor
the way you handle that device
the way advice is given WAS MOTHER
because where i live
where they live WAS MY MOTHER
where they live— SWARM AND FESTER
eternity of continuation
a flea, a parasite, a rat, a worm
a tick, a slug, a mouse FEEDING BY DAY
easter bunny numb
WHITE CHOCOLATE MOCHA ROYALE BITTER SWEET DARK
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Brenda Iijima is the author of Animate, Inanimate Aims (Litmus, 2007) and Around Sea (O Books, 2004). Her book, If Not Metamorphic was runner up for the Sawtooth Prize and will be published by Ahsahta Press. Chapbooks include Rabbit Lesson (forthcoming from Fewer & Further Press), Color and Its Antecedents (Yen Agat, 2004), Early Linoleum (Furniture Press, 2004), Spacious (Other Publications, 2003), Audible Bio (Longhouse, 2003), In a Glass Box (Pressed Wafer, 2002) and several other artist’s books. She is the editor of Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs. Together with Evelyn Reilly she is editing a collection of essays by poets concerning poetry and ecological ethics titled )((eco(lang)(uage(reader). She is the art editor at Boog City as well as a visual artist. She lives in Brooklyn, New York where she designs and constructs homeopathic gardens.
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