Disabused of the Penitentiary, Having Suffered the General Catharsis

Evan H. Brisson

punk Titania,

          s
            m
            e
         a
      r
   i
     n
         g

               the

         cream of a

million-year-old species,

—goes river,
—goes gondola,

           then to

  d – a – n – c – i – n – g     

with such beauty
I am registering                

                            grief

(such is the
            custom)

Evan H. Brisson is a poet and librarian from Raleigh, North Carolina. He has taught writing and literature at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, NC, and his poetry, artwork, and music have been featured in One Art, streetcake, and #Ranger.