Three Poems from Heaven

Heaven is poet Mairead Byrne's blog. The Best of (What's Left of) Heaven, Byrne's most recent book, currently tops my wishlist.

Man, do I love these three poems:

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WORK

He worked really hard.
He worked really really really really really hard.
He was no good though.
I don't even think he wanted to be good.
He just wanted to work really really really really really hard.

FAMILY STORY

Your father. Your poor father. Your father.

His mother. His poor mother.

His father.

MORE POEMS THAT LOOK LIKE POEMS

This poem is the opposite of Concrete Poetry:

Concrete poems are poems that don't look like poems.

Heck they might only have one word.

My poems look like poems alright.

But there

the resemblance ends.