“The Big Book of Therapy" by Bob Hicok

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend May 10, 2017   The Big Book of Therapy   Bob Hicok

If you think of humans as rare as snowflakes, your world is constantly melting.   If you think of humans as essential to keeping dogs happy, someone will always want to buy you a beer.            Copyright © 2017 Bob Hicok. Used with permission of the author. About This Poem   "I was vacuuming when I realized I don't like vacuuming. So I stopped and wrote this poem. It's a protest poem against vacuuming." —Bob Hicok   Bob Hicok's latest book is Sex & Love & (Copper Canyon Press, 2016). He teaches at Virginia Tech.   Photo credit: Robert Turney  Poetry by Hicok   Sex & Love & (Copper Canyon Press, 2016) "Improvisations On A Sentence By Poe" by Jack Spicer "Generation" by David St. John "The Invention of Streetlights" by Cole Swensen Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. If you enjoy Poem-a-Day, please consider making a donation to help make it possible. 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

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