August Letter To My Wife and Daughters

Poetry. The poems in AUGUST LETTER TO MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS relate to a visit to China in August of 2000. They are simply told in a hypnotic nine-line form: In brush set, jade earrings and bracelet for Molly./ Silk vests for the girls, kids drums, treasure box,rubber/ ball that lights up when it bounces, silk wall hanging ... Joseph Torra's GAS STATION and KEEP WATCHING THE SKY (Zoland) are both available from SPD. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. Saddlestapled chapbook.