Brent DeLanoy<\/p>\n
She approves
\nof my filthy
\nlanguage,<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
of pop-tart lunches
\nand fogged car windows.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
She pays for the cotton candy —
\ninsists on a fresh cloud from the bowl.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The kid in the booth,
\nblue stripe on his paper hat,
\nblinded by carnival lights,
\ngets it for her.<\/p>\n
BRENT DELANOY<\/strong> received his MFA from New Mexico State University in 2006. His work has appeared in several journals in print and online and his novella, “Benediction,” won the A.E. Coppard Prize in 2008. He currently teaches at Hartwick College in upstate New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brent DeLanoy She approves of my filthy language, of pop-tart lunches and fogged car windows. She pays for the cotton candy — insists on a fresh cloud from the bowl. The kid in the booth, blue stripe on his paper … Continue reading