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Magical Materialism

Magical Materialism

Kathryn Kopple

I’m spread out in front of the television watching Nature in high definition. There’s something heroic and tragic about the swishing lizard, the way it risks a dune, the tiny sawing tail erasing its footprints. A blur. I should really call the occultist. Instead, I’ve spent all day collecting empty bottles to string up as makeshift wind chimes—now I’ve decided to consign them all to the trash. If I had a new prescription, I could search the Yellow Pages. Instead, it too goes into the bin. It’s not as if I don’t see the problem. Surely, I mean oculist. Surely, I don’t mean, a second kind of sight is what is needed here.


Kathryn A. Kopple is a translator and writer who works in English and Spanish. She has published poetry in The Threepenny Review, Bellevue Literary Review and Construction. She is also the author of Little Velásquez, a novel set in 15th century Spain.

Comments

  1. Carol Ciavonne says

    Love this. My daughter used to say about Nature programs: “…And only ONE survived.” Definitely need an occultist.

  2. Tracy Strauss says

    Not only does this poem create an imprint in my mind, but it’s a tour de force. I love the way the poet takes us from start to finish.

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