kicking your ass – a literary beatdown

So many poems want us to consider the beauty of the world, or our own terrible suffering, but so few tell us what it’s like to push on a door marked pull or how to deal with sitting next to a rude grizzly bear at a restaurant. Think of us as your literary complaint department. Upset about a too cold breeze? A long line at the store? A haircut that’s pretty good, but not great? Whatever is kicking your ass, there’s poetry to be made from that....