I came back from the gym sweaty
and with the opening stanzas
of a head cold. I made a pot
roast with potatoes and carrots and
our plan was to watch a silly
thriller while we ate. It’s Friday
night in our world, a time as rich
and sacrosanct as the edge of autumn.
COREY MESLER has been published in numerous anthologies and journals including Poetry, Gargoyle, Five Points, Good Poems American Places, and New Stories from the South. He has published over 20 books of fiction and poetry. His newest novel, The Diminishment of Charlie Cain, is from Livingston Press. He also wrote the screenplay for We Go On, which won The Memphis Film Prize in 2017. With his wife he runs Burke’s Book Store (est. 1875) in Memphis.
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- The Edge of Autumn - 23rd September 2022
Corey Mesler complemented Plath with beautiful words, penned poignantly to paper.
Mr. Mesler embraces Plath stylistically, and with the generosity of strident prose.