Except Thou Ravish Me

ISSUE: Spring 2012

Batter my heart.
Burn me with a cigarette.
Show me your dick.
I am fuck-sick.
Knock, knock.
Please break my ribs.
A black eye would be nice.
Your dinner is ready.
The meat is burned.
You drunken pig.
You weak little shit.
That should do it.

Kim Addonizio

Kim Addonizio’s latest books are Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within and Lucifer at the Starlite, both from W. W. Norton. Her verse novel, Jimmy & Rita, has just been reissued by Stephen F. Austin State University Press. Her collection Tell Me (2000) was a National Book Award finalist. She teaches poetry workshops in Oakland, California, and online.

Issue: Spring 2012 Volume 88 # 2

Published: June 22, 2012

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