from Atlas Peripatetic

242

acid in the throat and it stays
               and burns there
each morning
     of raising the bed of sleeping
               on the right side

   the mucous membrane of the lower
pharynx   the tonsils and the soft
palate   the swallow of

               aloe vera juice
               apple cider vinegar
               cayenne pepper
               clover honey
               warm water
               betony (tea gargle)
               Echinacea
               grapefruit seed
               lemon juice
               hyssop steep (marrubiin
                         horehound)
               marshmallow root bark
               mustard grind
               myrrh (parsley and clove)
                    pomegranate boil
               slippery elm
               thyme
               salt
               garlic bulb
               peppermint leaves
               chamomile blossoms
               chlorophyll
               goldenseal
               ginger peel (thin coins)
                    yellowish (straw)




Visual/sound artist Glenn Bach lives and works in Long Beach, California. His latest project is a long sequence of poems inspired by an extensive documentation of sounds on his morning walk, excerpts of which have recently appeared in such journals as The Argotist Online, Aught, hutt, and Shampoo. He edits pedestrianculture.com, a portal for walking-related activities and artistic practices.








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