When the mojo is
working, ivory
can be found
within the pith of
sugarcane. It
is said to be
environmentally
friendly, lighter
than air, can be
posted without an
envelope. Only
the Letters of a
Portuguese Nun
are a poignant
exception, but
even they display
a similar charge,
obey the same
mass magnitude.
In summer, when
the louvers are
left open & the
songs of the no
longer endangered
species float in
from the desert,
it is the best of
all possible worlds.

…

Mark Young’s most recent books are One Hundred Titles From Tom Beckett, with paintings by Thomas Fink, published by Otoliths in June, 2024; Alkaline Pageantry, published by Serious Publications in September, 2024; & The Magritte Poems which came out from Sandy Press in October.