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As Is

by James Galvin

When she sleeps
She must be in Senegal somewhere.
The tide goes out from every shore
In the world,
And in the middle of the sea
A mountain made of water
Holds its breath.

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Poem of the WeekJames Galvin

James Galvin is the author of several poetry collections, including As Is (Copper Canyon Press, 2009), as well as the acclaimed prose meditation The Meadow. Galvin lives in Laramie, Wyoming, where he works as a rancher, and in Iowa City, where he is a faculty member of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
Poems of the Week: 2009-2010

Poems of the Week: 2009-2010

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