National Poetry Month Day 21: Alexa Patrick
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Joe Wadlington writes short stories and satire about dating, technology, gay stuff, and 2-for-1 appetizers. He's contributed to the New Yorker and Loose Lips, a satirical fan fiction collection out September 2016. He runs Drafts, which sends funny, creative, 5-minute writing prompts every Sunday morning. Sign up for Drafts (joewadlington.com/drafts). Follow Joe on Twitter (@Joewadlington) or in real life (somewhere in San Francisco).
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Alexa Patrick
The first boy to call me beautiful / had hair like a waving fist, walked / down the hallway, radius of curl / beckoning white hands that he’d / allow, though, I’d watch a little / light in him dim to tar.