by Laura Grace Weldon

I fainted in a little NYC store.
Came to
and there was Allen Ginsburg
patting my arm.
Embarrassed, I asked,
How long have I been out?
He answered, Out?
Most people are out all their lives.

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Laura Grace Weldon has published two poetry collections, Blackbird (Grayson 2019) and Tending (Aldrich 2013). She was named Ohio Poet of the Year for 2019. She's written poems on the soles of children’s feet and painted poems on beehives but her work appears in more conventional places such as Verse Daily, One: Jacar Press, Neurology, J Journal, and Amsterdam Quarterly. Laura works as a book editor and teaches community-based writing workshops. See more at lauragraceweldon.com.