It's lovely to stop the madness a moment to think about poets and their poetry

congrats #MarkTurcotte I love your words

A black and white photo of Mark Turcotte's book "The Feathered Heart" lying on the keyboard of an old Remington Rand manual typewriter. The book is open to a poem titled "Growler." The poem reads, in part, "once tried to kill it / the dark animal / pacing in my chest / with all my demons / wrapped around its tail / i built a fire /in the backyard / burned 18 years of words"

"Growler," by Mark Turcotte, from his book "The Feathered Heart." MARCH/Abrazo Press, Chicago, 1995.
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“Sing it plain, has America ever let you / be you in your own sky?” — #markturcotte @POETSorg