January 10th, 2000 | |||
Gutting Bluefish by John Engels
Excerpt from: Big Water
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Down on the shore big black-winged gulls slide in from nowhere and swarm the bluefish guts I've just flung onto the rocks, gasp and mutter, and together
with the onshore wind
is laughter. And though it's early,
sea and sky reflected,
the prospect of darknesses
About John EngelsJohn Engels has taught English Literature at St. Michaels's College in Winooski, Vermont for many years. He is the author of five books of poetry, including The Homer Mitchell Place, Vivaldi in Early Fall, and Weather-Fear, for which he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is recognized as one of America's finest poets. He lives in Burlington, Vermont. |
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