new from above/ground press: Tomorrow, adagio, poems inspired by the work of Mihai Eminescu, by Simina Banu (item #1000

Tomorrow, adagio
poems inspired by the work of Mihai Eminescu
Simina Banu
$5

Un singur dor

I have a singer’s door.

Afloat, let me be

moored in margarine.

I mean, on the edge

of the sea. This one:

Cer senin. Relax,

I knitted a bed

from young branches.

Ten thousand

trees fall

in my throat:

do they make

or break?

Simon Cowell

covers his ears

at the thought of my heart.

I know we all groan

when the sea sings.

I will be earth

in my solitude.

published in Ottawa by above/ground press
as above/ground press' 1000th publication
October 2019
a/g subscribers receive a complimentary copy

cover illustration and design by the author

Simina Banu enjoys investigating the way meaning falls into the crevices—between people and across languages. She’s propelled by a fascination with pop music, consumerism and advertising. Her poetry has appeared in magazines including The Feathertale Review, untethered and In/Words. POP—her first full length collection of poetry—is forthcoming with Coach House Books. She lives in Montreal.

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