Her name ought be Genevieve or
Henrietta, those are
my guesses
if she sells herself by
the hour and …wait, she dresses
like that bent of lady, maybe
a fiver per kilo per. She
presses the elevator
button twelve, and me
fourteen, that boils
down to six-sevenths
which is the fraction
that's leg
yet allows me
now, at my age, a fissure
to forget long
division, though this refresher
course between her
feet going up is welcome
Hailing from Lilli Pilli, NSW, O'HARA MALLEY has enjoyed a storied career as dune buggy mechanic and part-time, literary urbanite. A double degree in heavy machinery maintenance and 20th Century Pop Culture (specialising in Judy Garland and her roles in feminist inebriation) has afforded O'Hara the unique opportunity to harness the affect of the crash-course, both in human life and vehicle operation., which he then projects onto characterisation. This is considered his specialty. His works have appeared in Stolling Rone, Stealing Roans, and Horse & Buggy Thievery Today.
REVEALED!
As reported on Cordite News Explosion, we are humbled and disappointed to announce that this poem was in fact written by Kent MacCarter.
About Kent MacCarter
Kent MacCarter, expatriate of Minnesota, Montana and New Mexico, former resident of Florence and Sienna, Italy, is now a permanent resident in Melbourne, Australia with his wife, son and two cats.
MacCarter came to Australia in 2004 to study poetry and writing. His first collection of poetry was In the Hungry Middle of Here (Transit Lounge Press). It’s a book that navigates the world, seeking the sounds, textures and tastes that characterise its parts. As university adviser to MacCarter, Chris Wallace-Crabbe had this to say of his work, ‘MacCarter is the poet as energetic globe-trotter. Wherever he finds himself he notices and records objects, atmosphere, people. His poems are crammed with such perceptiveness.’ In 2012, another poetry collection, Ribosome Spreadsheet (Picaro Press), will be released as well a non-fiction anthology he is currently co-editing on expatriate writers now living and writing from Australia.
His career in Australia has chiefly been in educational and academic publishing as a developmental editor for multimedia, online resources and ebooks. MacCarter currently sits on the executive board of The Small Press Network, an advocate association for small presses as they meet challenges of the digital revolution in publishing. He is also an active member in Melbourne PEN.
MacCarter is Managing Editor of Cordite Poetry Review.
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