National Poetry Month: Issue 21
We're nearing the end of NPM, and I'm out of user submissions, so I thought I'd dig deep into my literary archives and pull something from another Southeastern Wisconsin poet, Jeff Poniewaz. Back in my bachelor days in the late 80's when I was living on the east side of Milwaukee, Jeff Poniewaz and another poet, Antler, were up-and-coming in the poetic ranks. Their poetry was political, edgy and powerful. I still have Poniewazs' collection titled Dolphin Leaping in the Milky Way , and so I thought I'd bring one of his poems forward into 2014. This one is a humorous poem about a serious subject. Jeff always cuts right to the core. The Last Endangered Species Glass* by Jeff Poniewaz Three years ago two friends gave me a set of six Endangered Species Glasses, each glass etched with the picture and name of one of the species near extinction. The Oryx was the first to bite the dust-- a friend laughed so hard at som...