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Tina Carlson

Tina Carlson is a queer poet living in New Mexico. She is the author of two previously published collections of poetry: Ground, Wind, This Body (UNM Press, 2017) and, We Are Meant to Carry Water (3: A Taos Press), a collaboration with 2 other NM poets. A Guide to Tongue Tie Surgery is forthcoming in spring 2023 from UNM Press.

The Great Square Has No Corners

Last night the Hunter’sMoon came looking for you.She lit a wedding parade, boyssearching the street for a fix. Confusedby your death, your loved ones try to marry each other. Are we onlybone, skin and urge?I miss you more than ever.We are…

Equinox

Under traffic, a sparrow clings lightly to blue tissue,scooped for its nest in the poplar’s bent, smooth body. Wind pulses at the door all day. You cook meatin a black kettle; its juices drool. My hungry body. left you in…

Perimeter of War

Our home eventually blew down,stained planks shattered under the winds of his panic.We held our jackets high over our heads like bright sails and tried to fly away. He livedin the propane fumes of his van, trash collecting under its axled belly. Each…