Orfordville by Lisa Fishman

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend January 13, 2015   Orfordville   Lisa Fishman

Jonah found a frog in the currants thirsty, he said, so we flicked water on it & it sat still    throat pulsing bright-greener than the stem, feet spread, attached to the stem   Three people one frog thousands of currants Basho, anyone, why write it down            Copyright © 2015 by Lisa Fishman. Used with permission of the author. About This Poem   “This poem, written in 2013, is part of a long sequence called, ‘Amtrak, Orfordville, Riverhead,’ consisting of multiple pages within each section. Currant harvest is mid-July in southern Wisconsin.” —Lisa Fishman   Lisa Fishman is the author of 24 Pages and other poems (Wave Books, 2015). She teaches at Columbia College Chicago and lives in Orfordville, Wisconsin. Most Recent Book by Fishman   24 Pages and other poems (Wave Books, 2015) "Thing" by Rae Armantrout "Toad" by Diane Seuss "Maine Seafood Company" by Matthew Dickman Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends.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