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Topography

by E. Kristin Anderson

We are in the market for a lawnmower;
the yard has become overgrown since
winter thawed, leaving behind the truth
about our new home: previous tenants
let weeds grow rampant.

The grass has died,
leaving thistles to snatch at my ankles.
Inside I pull seed pods from my clothes,
pile them on the coffee table, and count.
I am outnumbered.

I want to burn the lawn, watch the beetles
rush under the fence, touch the soil fresh
beneath the ash, and start again. Here
we will plant the grass to grow soft
beneath our feet.

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E. Kristin Anderson

E. Kristin Anderson grew up in Westbrook, Maine and is a graduate of Connecticut College. She has a fancy diploma that says “B.A. in Classics,” which makes her sound smart but has not helped her get any jobs in Ancient Rome. Once upon a time she worked for The New Yorker magazine, but she decided being a grown up just wasn’t for her. Currently living in Austin, Texas, Ms. Anderson is active in her local chapter of SCBWI and as a poet has been published worldwide in around two dozen literary journals from the indie-queen Fuselit, to the more prestigious Cimarron Review. Her digital chapbook In Travel was chosen as a runner up by Mimesis in 2008. She is in the process of querying her first young adult novel and keeps herself busy writing and revising other novel projects. She wrote her first trunk book at sixteen. It was about the band Hanson and may or may not still be in a notebook at her parents’ house.

Topography

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E. Kristin Anderson

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