Today's poem is
"The Incredible Shrinking Fool"
from New Madrid
William Trowbridge
is the author of five poetry collections: Enter Dark Stranger, O Paradise, Flickers, The Complete Book of Kong, and the forthcoming Ship of Fool. His poems have appeared in such periodicals as The Gettysburg Review, The Iowa Review, The Georgia Review, Poetry, Boulevard, and New Letters. He lives in the Kansas City area and teaches in the University of Nebraska low-residency MFA in writing program.
Books by William Trowbridge:
Other poems on the web by William Trowbridge:
"Alone No More"
"Clousseau"
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