Today's poem is
"Using a Hula Hoop Can Get You Abducted by Aliens"
from Harvard Review
Matthea Harvey
is the author of four books of poetry, Of Lamb (an illustrated erasure with Amy Jean Porter, McSweeney's, 2011), Modern Life (Graywolf, 2007), Sad Little Breathing Machine (Graywolf, 2004), and Pity the Bathtub Its Forced Embrace of the Human Form (Alice James Books, 2000), as well as a fable for children and adults, The Little General and the Giant Snowflake, illustrated by Elizabeth Zechel (Tin House Books, 2009).
Books by Matthea Harvey:
Other poems on the web by Matthea Harvey:
Eleven poems
Two poems
Four poems
Two poems
"Pity the Bathtub Its Forced Embrace of the Human Form"
Three poems
"by Bicycle"
"Toe the Line with Me"
Matthea Harvey's Website.
Matthea Harvey According to Wikipedia.
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