Being out with new couples
reminds me of monotremes
They oftentimes speak of falling
in and making kissyface love
They gab a fragrant
arrow of shit, too
with the same cupid mouths
SIMPER MALLEY's rapier and acerbic social observations are oftentimes mistaken for Bill Bryson-esque whinging. This is not the case. Bolstered by surviving the crushing poverty and abandonment of his youth, Simper exploded onto the global literary atlas in the early sixties with unmatched bravado. His Making Hamburger from Freshwater Trout while Fishing America for Pert, Young Chicks, published 1966, affords him to rest forever on his laurels in the public view; a perch he was never comfortable with as he felt his later work was far superior to his earlier successes. Simper Malley bought the farm, in every sense, in 1983. This is his most recent, posthumous publication. Montana misses him greatly.
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.
In the Hungry Middle of Here (Transit Lounge Press), his first collection of poetry. 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.
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