Geoffrey Detrani

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Upon Expiry

Omen for a hunter
small holders
Europa of tar paper

Doorknob’s teeth
our brotherly erosions

Tinged as batholith
of leaned upon expiry

Profanity’s Weight

Honey trap lamplight
storied
profanity’s weight

The gritty amphora
rests
on the sea floor with grace

Geoffrey Detrani is a visual artist and writer. His artwork is in private, public and museum collections. He is the recipient of multiple artists grants and residencies. He is a two-time recipient of the State of Connecticut Artists Fellowship award. He was the recipient of a World Views residency award with a studio on the 91st floor of the former World Trade Center south tower in New York City. His poems have been included in Fence, Aufgabe, Action Yes, New Orleans Review, Black Warrior Review,  Parthenon West Review, Grotto, Broken Antler Magazine and Antiphony Press, among other publications and forthcoming from Locust Shell Journal.