in lieu of poem this post will be dedicated to essex hemphill

essex

ever since watching tongues untied i have wanted to write poems like you

'kind of a gay black lou reed' but not really


essex

if i wrote poems like you would i be doing the right thing

or would i be a white kid stealing a 'black thing'


anyway

ron silliman has review of SFAA that does not mention the following words: hipster, ennui, camus

it is well-thought, and i now will be less hard on him

my poetry seems to be best at the breaking point of my academic work,

i feel nervous about my academic work


essex

thanks again

i will write a poem in your style soon



read this and this and and this