Krista Genevieve Farris is a poet run amok. Her husband and three boys are very patient with her compulsive writing habit and know not to turn on the ceiling fans above her piles of poems. She is equally enthralled with distance running, giving all ample time to play with the fan to restore good flow. Krista has an MA in Cultural Anthropology and Social Change from Indiana University. Visit her blog.
All work
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I haven’t had that European vacation— /
the one where you sling a backpack over /
your shoulder …
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There’s a scorpion in the /
pile she kills with a flick of her fast /
painted fingernail and the click of her heeled shoe. …
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