Philip Metres
In the Very Wrath of Love
You plant the mines of me
plait the braids of me
You concertina the wires of me
convert the code of me
You fuse the ordnance of me
artifact the ordinary of me
You troop the no man’s land of me
stoop a hand to me
You pull the pin of me
pin the pulls of me
Engage the target of me
enlarge the argot of me
Interrogate the enemy of me
ungate the entry of me
Dismember me
ember me
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Also by Philip Metres: "Interior with Silk," "Attendant Whiplash," "Undressed and Bedless," "[Shrapnel Map]"
Interview: a conversation with Philip Metres on his book Shrapnel Maps
photo: Heidi Rolf
Philip Metres is the author of ten books, including Shrapnel Maps (2020), The Sound of Listening: Poetry as Refuge and Resistance (2018), Pictures at an Exhibition (2016), Sand Opera (2015). His work has garnered the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Lannan Fellowship, two NEAs, seven Ohio Arts Council Grants, the Hunt Prize, the Adrienne Rich Award, three Arab American Book Awards, the Lyric Poetry Prize, and the Cleveland Arts Prize. He is professor of English and director of the Peace, Justice, and Human Rights program at John Carroll University, and Core Faculty at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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