While Fishing Alone
2018; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 41; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/cal.2018.0036
ISSN1080-6512
Autores ResumoWhile Fishing Alone Elijah Bean (bio) , granddaddy diedat the bottom of a lakein a forest that knew himby his first name;been there since he was cutfrom the belly of a black doe.Black child screaming his existenceto the trees, the hills, the sky–I live!The spirit that borrowed his bodywas free to leave whenever it wantedand did;the exits made his fleshsnap to his bones,turned his tongue backinto the eel it once was.His body didn't make a soundwhen it hit the still water.The fish were expecting him,carried himto the ever-soaked muckto merge into the blood of the valley. [End Page 28] Elijah Bean ELIJAH BEAN is a poet and storyteller from Huntsville, Alabama. He teaches creative writing and public speaking workshops at various artists communities and universities in the South. Copyright © 2021 Johns Hopkins University Press
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