Geoengineering
Tim Kahl
the fold-out street map
of controlled burns
reveals ironic twist to
plan for attacking Ohio
dashboard plaque
names paving contractor
as Sonny Liston supporter
pumpkin carving of
Springsteen in dark gymnasium
winning praise from
likely voters
Man Boy Love Association
condemns beards
men forcibly shaved as
rogue field experiment
ocean levels rise
due to illegal dumping
of plastic toys
rocks, bottles and firebombs
aimed at a futurist
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Tim Kahl is the author of Possessing Yourself (CW Books 2009) and The Century of Travel (CW Books, 2012). His work has been published in Prairie Schooner, Indiana Review, Ninth Letter, Notre Dame Review, The Journal, Parthenon West Review, and many other journals in the U.S. He appears as Victor Schnickelfritz at the poetry and poetics blog The Great American Pinup and the poetry video blog Linebreak Studios. He is also editor of Bald Trickster Press and Clade Song. He is the vice president and events coordinator of The Sacramento Poetry Center.