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“A man awakes every morning
and instead of reading the newspaper
reads Act V of Othello.
He sips his coffee and is content
that this is the news he needs
as his wife looks on helplessly.”

B.J. Ward, Jackleg Opera: Collected Poems, 1990 to 2013
tags: american, poetry
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Jackleg Opera: Collected Poems, 1990 to 2013 (Io Poetry Series Book 7) Jackleg Opera: Collected Poems, 1990 to 2013 by B.J. Ward
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