Talk by Noelle Kocot
Talk
Noelle KocotMy body is
A little
Green sea.Bears bathe
In it
Then go toSleep in the
Basement.
A four-wheelerSlams past,
And then the
Sea splashesAround and
Around.
O little sea,O my body,
Sit here with me
While I just talk.
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This poem appeared in Soul in Space by Noelle Kocot, published by Wave Books, 2013. (Available direct from Wave Books • Also on: Amazon • Bookshop)
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“Noelle Kocot’s sixth collection, built from the rubble and strangeness of everyday life, exists outside of time or telescope. Soul in Space is a masterful combination of Kocot’s intimacy of voice and authority over poetic form, and it leaves a brighter, weirder world in its wake.” (Source)
ABOUT NOELLE KOCOT
Noelle Kocot is the author of nine poetry collections, including Ascent of the Mothers (Wave Books, 2023); God’s Green Earth (Wave Books, 2020); and Soul in Space (Wave Books, 2013). Kocot’s poems have been anthologized in Best American Poetry in 2001, 2012, and 2013. Kocot is the recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Academy of American Poets, The Fund for Poetry, and the American Poetry Review. They were also the recipient of a residency fellowship… (more)
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