tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950131884981224901.post2113225186250215194..comments2009-04-11T08:43:05.865-05:00Comments on Denise Low Postings: KU Poet Victor Contoski RetiresDenise Lowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03015626564859321226noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950131884981224901.post-50935150162902384802008-09-21T15:32:00.000-05:002008-09-21T15:32:00.000-05:00I would like to present this poem to my poetry cla...I would like to present this poem to my poetry class. I just want to be sure of the spacing, as the way it is posted here is a bit confusing. Is it:<BR/><BR/>1.Kiss the one you love.<BR/>Behind the lips<BR/>teeth are waiting<BR/><BR/>Like a man with a weapon<BR/>Waits in a dark alley.<BR/><BR/>2. They are not knives<BR/>but clubs.<BR/><BR/>They come down on meat<BR/>like a lead pipe<BR/>on the head of a woman.<BR/><BR/>3. Sometimes in dreams<BR/>they wither and turn soft<BR/>like rotten cactus.<BR/>They curl up and fall out<BR/>like men refusing to fight<BR/>an unpopular war.<BR/>4.If you are beaten long enough and hard enough<BR/>your teeth will be knocked out.<BR/>Then you can use them as chessmen:<BR/>Front teeth, pawns;<BR/>Back teeth, pieces.<BR/>5. They line up in the mouth<BR/>like soldiers for inspection.<BR/><BR/>Ever since I can remember<BR/>they have surrounded the tongue,<BR/><BR/>reminding what is soft<BR/>of what is hard.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656635753176148495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950131884981224901.post-34171079534349776922007-01-04T19:32:00.000-06:002007-01-04T19:32:00.000-06:00Glad you visited with Vic. Broken Treaties is an a...Glad you visited with Vic. Broken Treaties is an amazing book.Denise Lowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015626564859321226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950131884981224901.post-65231992320876813162007-01-04T10:48:00.000-06:002007-01-04T10:48:00.000-06:00What great news. Vic was nice enough to meet with ...What great news. Vic was nice enough to meet with me a few years back, and even look over a few things. It was sheer chance that I picked up Broken Treaties. After a few pages I said to myself, "Hey, this guy has been to Kansas... hey, he knows Lawrence," eventually I got wise, and after awhile I looked him up and called him. Helluva nice guy. I'm really thrilled to hear he's writing poems again. I was under the impression he'd said what he wanted to. Can't wait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com