Quite the interesting mag back in the day. This particular issue saw the likes of Bukowski, Ivan Arguelles, Lyn Lifshin, Norm Moser, Sheila E. Murphy, and, well, me, among others. I was thinner back then, as was my poetry.
no more than
the slow grace
of light turning
the leaf so
patient in the
air and colder
now that sense
of permanence unfurled
it is not
long to wait
as Wang Wei
said in his
letter I listen
for a sound
but hear none
O at the Edges 
lean and lovely.
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very well done. and no worries, unlike myself all my poetry is thin.
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Unlike the both of us…
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Thanks for finding my blog. And ah thank you for reminding me of Chinese poetry and my undergrad days (took an entire course on Poetry in Translation). 19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei is one of my favorite bookshelf denizens.
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I came to poetry late and never took a course that required in-depth reading of poetry. Ah, wasted youth. 19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei is also one of my favorites.
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This is beautiful. So raw and unique!
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It is amazing how much you can say with fewer words. The simplicity is beautiful.
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It helps to have a limited vocabulary. 🙂
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Lean and beautiful 🙂
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Few words still the breath.
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Lovely poem and thanks for the likes 🙂
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