SUMMERTIMER (an olfactory poem) July 4, 2023 // New Orleans
dead grass // fertilizer
tennis ball, solo cup // iced tea
CDs // suntan oil, sand, cigarette butts
waiter's uniform // the poet's sweat
brown sugar // asphalt
wet dog hair, marijuana // fool's gold, paper
pork steaks, grill // lighter fluid, charcoal
pool water, aluminum foil // lemon
beer bottle, bar sludge // toys, shot fireworks
condom, fishing lure // carnauba wax, dead roses
spent bullet shell, red dye // bleach
Other public art projects include…
What the Hell is Saint Louis Thinking? (.pdf)
with Kirsten O’Loughlin and Robert Rohe
the first ever book written by a city
articles in NPR and Time.
The Poetree Project
with Mallory Nezam
1000s of poems plucked, then mailed to strangers.
articles in NPR and Post-Dispatch.
Fresh Poetry, Ink.
an office in a street.
installations at Crystal Bridges, CAM STL, and fort gondo.
