
The State of Affairs
Jason Ryberg(Editor)
Spartan Press
Published on 17. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
172 pages
979-8-89975-043-4 (ISBN)
Description
The State of Affairs
in this small carroll town on an up down
crouched street in a wood-boxed backyard
you'll find four pumpkins my children spent
hours stabbing & styling up for fun they
once sat side-by-side on the front porch for
weeks with a burning feeling inside of them
but now that the ghosts have been traded for the
gobbles the welcoming crew have been cast
out into a pile of warm compost they are all
slowly becoming disgusting their slanted
eyes eroding their demon brows browning
their frightful mouths mushing love left long
ago & that rise & fall fluttering feeling is just
the pitchfork turning the pile soon
the hackberry leaves will fall
& cover it all
long life
desires...
breaking down reality
we are
all
just
pumpkins
-Victor Clevenger
More details
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
192 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-89975-043-4 (9798899750434)
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Schweitzer Classification