Stand in this curved space.
Words flow around you,
their source unrevealed.
Whose voice? Familiar,
yet changed. A whisper.
It is possible to split
a beam of pure light,
to refract and reflect
two paired photons
in opposite directions.
No matter how far apart,
even on opposite sides
of the known universe,
they remain entangled,
mirroring each other.
When I was younger,
I sought the secret
of dreaming—how
to control the dream. Now,
I seek only the entrance.
Cross this Bridge at a Walk, is now available from Wind Publications in Kentucky.
Its sixteen narrative poems recount incidents in America’s history from the Revolution to the present, with cameo appearances by Mother Ann Lee, Emily Dickinson, Scott Joplin, and Bix Beiderbecke.
To read sample poems from the book, go to “Coxey’s Army,” “Spirea,” or “Jesus Walking on the Water.”
We offer to anyone who contributes $20 or more to The New Formalist a free hard copy of Alfred Dorn’s latest book, Visits and Vistas, signed by the author. This book is a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered copies, and only 20 of them remain available. They will be given to contributors on a first-come, first-served basis. Copies of Alfred Dorn’s earlier books are offered by on-line booksellers for prices as high as $175, and signed copies of his books are very scarce. Don’t delay!
