New Poem at YB

I've got a new poem that Rose Hunter has kindly included in the first edition of YB. Rose asked each of the contributors to write something of an artist's statement about or commentary on our work.

I really like that idea, so long as it doesn't take away the poem's soul. For instance, "The Philosophy of Composition" absolutely kills "The Raven" for me (even though both works are brilliant, and yes, I get that that's sort of the point). From what I've seen so far, the artists' statements in YB seem to add to the poems--they're similar to what you'd find in Diagram, and they seem to give the poems life rather than steal it.

You can read the poem here, and my commentary on it here.