About Anthony Deaton

Anthony Deaton’s work has appeared in such journals as Gettysburg Review, The Nation, and Paris Review. He is a past recipient of the Campbell Corner Prize and the Discovery/The Nation Award, and is the author of the chapbook Rhumb Lines. He lives in Naples, Italy.

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In the fluorescent stain of the Gas-N-Go,
where sausages parch on rollers and the bun steamer huffs,
he shifts his weight from foot to foot,

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