by I like this very much, this being a new poem called “Trance Notebook #15” from Wayne Koestenbaum. An excerpt:
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“Sempre libera” backwardslike Paul McCartney’s death
revealed by playing
“Revolution 9” backwards—
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who taughtme that trick?
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rescued or adopted bya queer on Mission
Street in pursuit of
his perfect éclair,
his Patricia Neal
impersonation
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Part of the PEN Poetry Series, which publishes work by emerging and established writers once a week.
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despite the taboo against
cannibalism
__________
it depends
what fish are used
in the gefilte fish—
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death’s
interpreter, I’m
a fat man leaning on
the same bannister
Kafka’s uptight
virile father
leaned on
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if he’s so famous
why do I need to ask
this question?
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the answer is Pink Floyd
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– See more at: http://www.pen.org/poetry/trance-notebook-15#sthash.QnGtqn2v.dpuf
__________
despite the taboo against
cannibalism
__________
it depends
what fish are used
in the gefilte fish—
__________
death’s
interpreter, I’m
a fat man leaning on
the same bannister
Kafka’s uptight
virile father
leaned on
__________
if he’s so famous
why do I need to ask
this question?
__________
the answer is Pink Floyd
__________
– See more at: http://www.pen.org/poetry/trance-notebook-15#sthash.QnGtqn2v.dpuf
__________
despite the taboo against
cannibalism
__________
it depends
what fish are used
in the gefilte fish—
__________
death’s
interpreter, I’m
a fat man leaning on
the same bannister
Kafka’s uptight
virile father
leaned on
__________
if he’s so famous
why do I need to ask
this question?
__________
the answer is Pink Floyd
__________
– See more at: http://www.pen.org/poetry/trance-notebook-15#sthash.QnGtqn2v.dpuf
Tanya Paperny 
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