Jane Hartshorn: ‘Cardinal’ and ‘Blood Count’

Cardinal we are crouching overa rabbittrying to discernthe cause of death tangle of innardsbrocade of purplespleen hot breathof flesh crampedcentipede of thesmall intestine the dashed cardinalof its open throat indigo-soaked andsteaming runic my tongue lying heavyin my mouth squeezing musclesin sequence the sound of grass and violettearing from the tap-root Blood Count the cold ofContinue reading “Jane Hartshorn: ‘Cardinal’ and ‘Blood Count’”