"kidnapped by Tess Gallagher" -- geez, I hope that's the name of a poem and this isn't a news item I missed.
"stinker the poodle" - people looking for the Dan Savage essay he read at the Paramount on This American Life, which was hilarious and ultimately "Stinker" wandered on stage. No, I don't have the full text.
"metaphoric stillbirth" -- no idea.
"what will people think of me?" of course, this was Google UK
"roar bongs" -- nice. have I even used the term "bong" on this site or "roar?"
"couplet firefighters" - again, I hope they are looking for a poem.
"poets like Linda Bierds" - Ah, two meanings here-- Poets like LB (poetry fans) or poets who are actually like LB (wannabes maybe?)
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Kidnapped is my favorite Gallagher poem.
Do you know what collection it's from? I'd like to read it.
It's from Instructions to the Double, but it is also in Amplitude: New and Selected Poems (this is the book I have).
Kidnaper
--Tess Gallagher
He motions me over with a question.
He is lost. I believe him. It seems
he calls my name. I move
closer. He says it again, the name
of someone he loves. I step back pretending
not to hear. I suspect
the street he wants
does not exist, but I am glad to point
away from myself. While he turns
I slip off my wristwatch, already laying a trail
for those who must find me
tumbled like an abandoned car
into the ravine. I lie
without breath for days among ferns.
Pine needles drift
onto my face and breasts
like tiny hands
of watches. Cars pass.
I imagine it’s him
coming back. My death
is not needed. The sun climbs again
for everyone. He lifts me
like a bride
and the leaves fall from my shoulders
in twenty-dollar bills.
“You must have been cold” he says
covering me with his handkerchief.
“You must have given me up.”
V--
THANK YOU!
K
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