Bart Edelman’s poetry collections include Crossing the Hackensack (Prometheus Press), Under Damaris’ Dress (Lightning Publications), The Alphabet of Love (Red Hen Press), The Gentle Man (Red Hen Press), The Last Mojito (Red Hen Press), The Geographer’s Wife (Red Hen Press), Whistling to Trick the Wind (Meadowlark Press), and This Body Is Never at Rest: New and Selected Poems 1993 – 2023 (Meadowlark Press). Most recently, he has taught in the MFA program at Antioch University, Los Angeles. His work has been anthologized in textbooks published by City Lights Books, McGraw-Hill, Prentice Hall, the University of Iowa Press, Wadsworth, and others.
“Despising Crows”: “Finally, open the little heart you call a ticker. Prepare your obituary, during the time it takes to spit in their eyes.” / “It’s Only Sex”: “Just don’t expect a miracle. After all, it’s only sex.”