Golden Book of Words Suzanne Worthley I lost an arm on

I lost an arm on my last trip home

he attended classes that were held in a cow shed

and endless summers spent at the beach awash in ocean waves

Here is a pair of antique magnifying spectacles

the waves of bombs

Golden Book of Words Suzanne Worthley I lost an arm onThis landmark early book (its original printing by Angel Hair Books was 750 copies, and they are now extremely rare) by the late great Bernadette Mayer is finally available again, both as a tribute and a joy to read. Mayer was a marvelous poet in every stage of her long and prolific writing life, but many fans most admire her restless, powerful, sexy, and erudite early work. One of her signal elements is a certain deadpan wit, on full display here