Thursday, December 1, 2022: Max Kerwien's "Butchery Lane" and "Congestion"
Max Kerwien is a poet and comedian. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing from the University of Washington. In 2016, he won the Joan Grayston Poetry Prize. In 2018, he published his first collection of poetry, Poems to Ruin Dinner With . His work has been published in the decomp Journal , the DASH Literary Journal, and more. Butchery Lane Canterbury in a hurry, sleet-covered feet a flurry on the brown brick road, snow set in the ridges of the pattering stone, thin homes line the street like the hills of North Downs, hustling bodies a blurry crowd, faces not quite a frown but a phase, their dimples a curving maze, forehead lines point to the day’s end when the lane, abandoned by wayfarers, prepares lantern gold light for its evening rite, the day caked on by a pane of flaky snow base, refreshing the stones for tomorrow’s race. © 2022 Max Kerwien Congestion On the train ride there is a turn in the tracks and around the bend if you are sitting on the right side the city w...