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Today's poem is "How Move the Boulder"

from Crazyhorse

Marc McKee received his MFA from the University of Houston and his PhD at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Recent work has appeared in various journals, such as Barn Owl Review; Forklift, Ohio; and Lumberyard. He is the author of a chapbook, What Apocalypse? (New Michigan Press, 2008), and two full-length collections: Fuse (Black Lawrence Press, 2011) and Bewilderness (forthcoming, Black Lawrence Press, 2014).

Other poems by Marc McKee in Verse Daily:
November 17, 2011:   "Upon Seeing the Brightly Lit" "At any given moment..."
May 2, 2011:   "Jubilee Rotation" "Let's face it: the gods we chase into the decay of dusk..."
January 22, 2009:   "Memory is a Disease of Animals" "This is the shirt you wore..."
December 11, 2008:   "Attack Attack" "The imperfect products of the nation-state..."
May 10, 2008:   "Tremble" "I am mystified by the fingerprints I have left..."
August 31, 2005:   "If I'd Known it was Going to be That Kind of Party" "Switchblades sprout and little else...."

Books by Marc McKee:

Other poems on the web by Marc McKee:
Four poems
Two poems
"Some Little Movie"
"Recharger"
"Public Health Response to a Rabid Kitten—Four States, 2007"
Three poems
"Jason Bredle"

Marc McKee on Twitter.

About Crazyhorse:

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