William Allegrezza


from Tracings from the Front

4.

insular
          for ernesto priego


scattered

place them all
                                                             strangers to each



          they had the vaguest idea of boundaries



                                                             men who followed their


                            collapsible little flagpoles wherever
they went


that was misleading


                                         disturbingly insular.

7.

the scene of action

                                                                 profoundly unsettled

                                         i am faced with the problem of liv-
ing

                                                                              sodden and su-
preme

                               a turn of the wheel
                     i am learning to hate





                                                               quite inexplicable


                             largely unheard

14.

                                                             missives

                                 to take home

                                                             to assume


required answers

                                 political civility






           adorned with pearl buttons



                                           their honeymoon began

16.

                                                             the blue stair
                                                   entirely



                various


                                                             every hour
                                                             a little round ball

                          no doubt



                          All testify
                like every
                                    unexpected
                                         challenge


                                                             bear you while I breathe


                                                             “You ought to trust me”



William (Bill) Allegrezza edits the e-zine Moria and the press Cracked Slab Books. His books/ebooks include In the Weaver’s Valley (Blue Lion Books), Ladders in July (BlazeVox Books) and Fragile Replacements (Meritage Press). His latest collection of poetry, Collective Instant, will be coming out shortly from Otoliths.

He co-edited the anthology, The City Visible: Chicago Poetry for the New Century, and has published seven chapbooks, including Sonoluminescence (co-written with Simone Muench) and The Vicious Bunny Translations. His poetry reviews, translations, and articles have been published in journals in many countries.

In addition, Bill curates series A, a reading series in Chicago, USA, dedicated to experimental writing, and he occasionally posts his thoughts at p-ramblings.

 
 
 
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