Astrolabe
Every moment is appropriate/ For poetry, but try titrating/ A solution at a funeral, or dissecting/ A frog at a Bris: you won’t get far.
Carl James Grindley grew up on an island off the West Coast of Canada, and studied in the US and Europe. He has taught creative writing at Yale University and works at The City University of New York. Three of his novellas were published in 2008 by No Record Press under the name Icon. He has upcoming work in Eunoia Review, Anastomoo, and Atticus Review.
Every moment is appropriate/ For poetry, but try titrating/ A solution at a funeral, or dissecting/ A frog at a Bris: you won’t get far.
Gogol got it right just in the title alone: / There is no reason to open/ His book, everything you need/ Is right there on its spine.
