Poem-A-Day: Self-Portrait as Mae West One-Liner by Paisley Rekdal

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Self Portrait as Mae West One-Liner by Paisley Rekdal   I'm no moaning bluet, mountable linnet, mumbling nun. I'm tangible, I'm gin. Able to molt in toto, to limn. I'm blame and angle, I'm lumbago, an oblate mug gone notable, not glum. I'm a tabu tuba mogul, I'm motile, I'm nimble. No gab ennui, no bagel bun-boat: I'm one big mega-ton bolt able to bail men out. Gluten iamb. Male bong unit. I'm a genial bum, mental obi, genital montage. I'm Agent Limbo, my blunt bio an amulet, an enigma. Omit elan. Omit bingo. Alien mangle, I'm glib lingo. Untangle me, tangelo. But I'm no angel.     Copyright © 2013 by Paisley Rekdal. Used with permission of the author. Poetry by Rekdal Animal Eye January 25, 2013   Paisley Rekdal is the author of several collections of poems, including Animal Eye (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2012) and The Invention of the Kaleidoscope (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2007). She teaches at the University of Utah. Related Poems Self-Portrait as Miranda by Geri Doran Self-Portrait by Ira Sadoff canvas and mirror by Evie Shockley  Poem-A-Day started as a National Poetry Month program in 2006, delivering daily poems from newly-published poetry titles.   Due to popular demand, Poem-A-Day became a year-round program in 2010, featuring original, never-before-published poems by contemporary poets on weekdays, and classic poems on weekends.   Browse the Poem-A-Day archive for selections since 2010.  Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem In Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.

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