line and dare us to reside where îerce empathy and beauty abide.”
us into conLict with our own historical perspectives. Interweaving col
thickness” in a world where “pain proves the body.”
manuscript was a înalist for the Akron Poetry Prize, the Fineline Com
HISTORY THIS THAT
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WINNER OF THE NEW MEASURE POETRY PRIZE
HANNAH CRAIG
Free Verse Edîtîons Edîted by Jon Tompson
This History That Just Happened
Hannah Craig
Winner of the New Measure Poetry Prize
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Names: Craîg, Hanna, autor. Tîte: hîs îstory tat just appened / Hanna Craîg. Descrîptîon: Anderson, Sout Caroîna : Paror Press, [2017] | Serîes: Free verse edîtîons | “Wînner o te New Measure Poetry Prîze.” ïdentîIers: CCN 2017038921 (prînt) | CCN 2017038951 (ebook) | ïSBN 9781602359031 (pd ) | ïSBN 9781602359048 (epub) | ïSBN 9781602359055 ( îbook) | ïSBN 9781602359062 (mobî) | ïSBN 9781602359024 (pbk. : ak. paper) CassîIcatîon: CC PS3603.R3534 (ebook) | CC PS3603.R3534 A6 2017 (prînt) | DDC 811/.6--dc23 C record avaîabe at ttps://ccn.oc.gov/2017038921
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Contents
Acknowedgments vîî I1 Faît Heaîng3 Nattî Crow Road4 he Horses5 You Know ï’m Rîgt to Do So6 he Dream-Want7 he îtte Seep9 Wîte-Footed Bîrd11 ïn Wîc You Are Dîsappearîng rom te Natura Word Obvîousy12 ïnstîtutîon Poo13 And here, hat Was te Mîdde14 O ït Rîses15 Everytîng Sends16 Reerentîa17 ït May Taste Sweet18 Grandmoter19 Beac House20 Sprîng Ceanîng21 From te Reormed Presbyterîan heoogîca Semînary on te Fîrst Warm Day în Marc, a Man Comes Runnîng în a Wîte T-Sîrt22 Teacîng Me to Soot23 Returned24 Aprî Snow25 Turkîs Marc26 Amsterdam27
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Free Verse Edîtîons 73 About te Autor 75
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II29 Paîn Questîonnaîre31 Paîn Has No Future but ïtse32 Cutîce34 From One hîng, Anoter35 he Scaded Map36 Job37 Transatîon38 Snare40 Fever41 Wîte Powder43 Poînsettîa45 III47 Fora – Wînter49 Fora — Sprîng52 Fora — Summer55 Fora — Autumn58 Teeoogy o te At-At60 Teeoogy o Dark Fîbre61 Teeoogy o Febreze64 Teeoogy o te Cock66 awrencevîe68 Moss ï69 Moss ïï70
Acknowledgments
ï wîs to grateuy acknowedge te oowîng journas were sev-era o tese poems made teîr îrst appearances: Copper Nîcke, Emrys, Hampden-Sydney Revîew, Handsome, Mîd-Amerîcan Re-vîew, Mîssîssîppî Revîew, Nort Amerîcan Revîew, Praîrîe Scoo-ner, Saamander, and Tîrd Wednesday.
My sîncere gratîtude and admîratîon go out to Yuse Komunyakaa, Jon Tompson, Davîd Bakesey, and a at Paror Press wo made tîs book appen.
Tanks to As Bowen, Rîcard Epsteîn, Nevîd Hartensteîn, Steve Mueske, and Wîîam Neumîre or beîng my poetry communîty or so ong! And tanks to Jean Kîrby or te a te art!
My unendîng ove and tanks to Mattew, Mara, Rebeka, Mary, Sara, Marta, Eîa, Crîstoper, and Brandon.
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