Poets/Annie Finch

Annie Finch

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Our voices press …

Annie Finch

What happened when he grabbed me at the root? …

Annie Finch

Chestnuts fell in the charred season, …

Annie Finch

These are the seasons Persephone promised …

Annie Finch

If we change as she is changing, …

Annie Finch

Sir, I am not a bird of prey: …

Annie Finch

I picked my way nearer along the shocking rock shelf, …

Annie Finch

Maple leaves turn black in the courtyard. …

Annie Finch

Ours are the only mouths …

Annie Finch

You may hear that your heartbeat is uneven …

Annie Finch

That hour-glass-backed, …

Annie Finch

Moon has dusks for walls, …

Annie Finch

My mind hovered over my baby, like …

Annie Finch

In the season leaves should love, …

Annie Finch

She turned to gold and fell in love. …

Annie Finch

Vines, leaves, roots of darkness, growing, …

Annie Finch

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