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Patrick Baron
Walls that play host
to curled up words
that recall wildflowers
in busy places
distant from roads
yet rich in humanity
that once existed
outside of technicolor memories
beyond within behind
eruptions of edges
the protection of niches
a tree fallen
a rock cracked open
a ridge that suggests
brick and mortar
the caressings of divisions
that bring things into focus
give a sense of perspective
some scale
to a place
to its limits.
Patrick Barron is an assistant professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. His books include Italian Environmental Literature: An Anthology and The Selected Poetry and Prose of Andrea Zanzotto, published this year by the University of Chicago Press.
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