June 23, 2026
"Lunch"

Crime poetry weekly, The Five-Two, featured my poem "Lunch" on June 22, 2026. Publishing an original poem each Monday, The Five-Two's "purpose is to bring current and historical wrongdoing to light".

"Lunch" was originally written as a Shadorma in December of 2021. It also tried life as a Nonet, a prose poem, and micro prose and finally found a home as blank verse. The different formats did not change the message. "Lunch" was inspired by flyers for missing pet that are constantly posted in a neighborhood where Red-tail (as well as Cooper's and Swainson's) hawks and coyotes regularly hunt. The true criminals in this case are the pet owners who allow their furry wards to wander unsupervised and thereby put their lives at risk.

You can also listen to me read "Lunch" on editor Gerald So's YouTube channel.




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