Category Archives: M. Lapin

A Poem by M. Lapin Death did not find him alone. There were others surrounding him, blood in rivers and streams, fog and smoke, moan and cry. He felt the bullet tear into his chest, another into his gut, a … Continue reading →

A list poem compiled by M. Lapin Aleve™ Alka Seltzer™ Aspirin™ Bepanthen™ Bepanthol™ Berocca™ Canesten™ Claritin™ Coppertone™ Dr. Scholl’s™ Elevit™ Iberogast™ MiraLAX™ One-A-Day™ Rennie™ Redoxon™. And all of the products of the former Monsanto— Does this include Agent Orange? Other … Continue reading →

A Poem by M. Lapin The doe in the deer The fire in the rice The man in the monsoon Monsanto is the terrorist The glitter in the ghost The broken glass in the paper The death in the grave … Continue reading →

A Fragment From a Long Poem by M. Lapin Every child who died before birth from Agent Orange poisoning entered the night sky a new star— every child who died before the age of ten from Agent Orange poisoning entered … Continue reading →

Dear Jim Sampsel, Forget the Viet Nam War– too messy, too bloody, too… and forget its legacy of pain, physical and emotional trauma, its psychological outburst. This is not a poem, but a work of describing so let’s get on … Continue reading →

A Poem by M. Lapin There are things you must explain to me darkness is one, the red flare of light another Again the morning sky overcast and dust, a pallor of bruised flesh and blackened eyes. Again the rains … Continue reading →

A Poem by M. Lapin Once I listened to a poet (but I cannot remember her name or the title of her poem) who wrote lines about Cincinnati using the Yellow Pages, the names of corporations, factories, the outpouring of … Continue reading →