Intro -- Contents -- 1 -- Woke Up at the Edge of Hasbro -- Madrigal -- Pastoral (By Mattel) -- Sonnet (You Can Tell It's Mattel) -- Struwwelpeter at Forty -- A List of His Flaws -- Where Else but in Target -- 2 -- Children in Tactical Gear -- 3 -- My Blockchain -- A Message from Our Founder -- His Personal Effects -- Tunnel Vision -- Ubi Sunt -- Home Pod -- My Amends -- The Taste of the Feeling
Summary:
"This slim but powerful new volume offers a kaleidoscopic feed of stark incantations and unsparing satire. Set in distinctly American landscapes, including toy weapon assembly lines, landfills, and the compounds of the super-rich, and voiced by imperiled children, failed adults, and even a smart home speaker, these sixteen new poems demonstrate the unsettling force of a surreal imagination under duress"--
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