from “Origin” by Samantha Giles

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you are                                                   formed for the                                                contingent spaces                                             for stamens withered                                         and the particulars visited                                                          you are                                           migrating to the distant                                            considering the many                                                    and imagined                                          but some which veil green                                           by so long an immersion                                                             you                                                    are measured                                                         and cut                                                    and cut again            Copyright © 2014 by Samantha Giles. Used with permission of the author. About This Poem   “This is from a larger project forthcoming from ixnay press in 2015. The whole book is a conversation between the ecological atrophy of the planet, Darwin’s Origin of the Species, and the navigation through the world as a particular kind of sexualized prey.” —Samantha Giles   Samantha Giles is the author of deadfalls and snares (Futurepoem Books, 2014). She is the director of Small Press Traffic and lives in Oakland, California. Most Recent Book by Giles   deadfalls and snares (Futurepoem Books, 2014) "from genesis" by Laura Walker "On the Origins of Things" by Troy Jollimore "After Catullus" by Lisa Jarnot Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends.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