Poets/Joel Brouwer

Joel Brouwer

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And so among the starry refineries …

Joel Brouwer

She said what about San Francisco? Another …

Joel Brouwer

He faced the sink, one foot up …

Joel Brouwer

He startled to see a statue of blind …

Joel Brouwer

Photograph found in the road: bejeweled hand …

Joel Brouwer

After a morning of work in separate rooms …

Joel Brouwer

Beneath three thousand feet, the sea is wholly dark. …

Joel Brouwer

She stepped into the tub at dawn and turned …

Joel Brouwer

You’re not dewy with …

Joel Brouwer

Each morning in the little white cabin …

Joel Brouwer

He slaughtered a six of Miller in thanks …

Joel Brouwer

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