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Genitive Plural, Mr. Mann
All day they have gotten out his vote. He is a swing state. He can poll with anyone. October bones are not warm. In the coffee house his love is …
Mr. Mann Goes to Vote
It is the season of vote. His usual polling place at Horace Mann Elementary School is closed. He caucuses around the corner under a tree with golden leaves. This is …
Mr. Mann Borrows a Shredder
He started with names. Then the things they failed to signify. Put your teeth on that, machine. It was good late at night. It ate drugs. Some plastic. Labels of …
This Is a Respectable House, Mr. Mann
He walked into the Drivers’ License Examining Station and identified all the signs. Size, shape, color did not faze him. All lives need governing. His whole 45th year was a …
“Out of Our Minds” Interviews Mr. Mann
If you have an hour to burn, check out J. P. Dancing Bear’s interview with John Mann on public radio station KKUP, Cupertino, California. The podcast of the September 12, …
Mr. Mann Calls Every Man His Darling
Thank you Verse Daily for featuring “He Calls Every Man His Darling.” I am delighted to have a chance to share this poem again.
Mr. Mann Puts in for a Raise
Found three Nazis lurking in a 7-11. Nailed theses on their chests. Called up Crimestoppers Hotline and asked for a reward. Certificate cited service above and beyond. Money invalid in …
Able, Baker, Charlie has arrived!
The fantastical has become real with the arrival of Able, Baker, Charlie–my first full-length collection, winner of the 2011 National Poetry Review Book Prize. Many thanks to my …
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