burlap sacks and poetry

by Rob Plath / July 17th, 2022

the poets
create prizes
win awards
nominate
one another
etc…
and it all seems
valid as
first place ribbon
for the 3-legged race
or the one where
you jump to
the finish line
in a potato sack

Rob Plath is a writer from New York. He is most known for his monster collection A BELLYFUL OF ANARCHY (Epic Rites Press 2009). His newest collection is MY SOUL IS A BROKEN DOWN VALISE (Epic Rites Press 2019). You can see more of his work at robplath.com Read other articles by Rob.

This article was posted on Sunday, July 17th, 2022 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.