Thief by Sally Van Doren

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend April 4, 2014   Thief   Sally Van Doren

I remember the hour you stole time from me and here in these late pages I try to collect back the kisses in the parking lot that erased my history next to that green F-150 when you became my future.         Copyright © 2014 by Sally Van Doren. Used with permission of the author. About This Poem   "I have lately been thinking a lot about time and I am often thinking about love and this poem appeared before I fell asleep a few weeks ago. I have long admired Catullus's use of the word 'kisses' and I was happy to find a place for it here." —Sally Van Doren   Sally Van Doren is the author of Possessive (Louisiana State University Press, 2012). She lives in St. Louis, Missouri and New York. Most Recent Book by Van Doren   Possessive  (Louisiana State University Press, 2012) "Individual Time" by Alice Notley "Slur" by Jacek Gutorow "Mimosa" by Mary Ruefle Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. 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   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038