A young woman's happening--
Strands of women
casually mention me--

"Be more than an opener"--
I look like a clock--

Potential grandmother
picking up and putting down--
The widow's store--


Columbia Poetry Review 16








Eve, on the other
hand, stands
to straighten

the idea of two--
The offer of opening
the offering of something

false-- Her origin
as a rib lies undisturbed--
Maybe he has a favorite--


Good Foot 1









A week later an American--
That American way I want--

The problem with American women is
they all want--

Its magic unobstructed--


LIT 1









Jenna Cardinale's poetry frequently appears in print and online. New work can be found in current or forthcoming issues of Parakeet, Court Green, RHINO and Coconut, among others. She was awarded a BRIO grant in 2005 from the Bronx Council on the Arts, which she promptly used to finance a move to Manhattan.






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