12.19.2022
ABOUT THE DOGS
when I asked if she could bear to hear
about the dogs grandmothers babies
she laid her face in her hands she said
I just want to go into the darkSOURCE
X. P. Callahan, “About the Dogs,” in Black Shirt Emblazoned, 1st ed. (Monday Editions, 2024; out of print).
NOTE
In the wake of the jihadist massacre at Bondi Beach, and for the duration of Hanukkah, I am posting poems from Black Shirt Emblazoned, a chapbook that reflects on the worldwide explosion of Jew-hatred that followed and continues in the aftermath of the Hamas-led pogrom of 7 October 2023.
The first edition is out of print. DM me if you want to preorder a signed copy of the second edition ($16, postage within the continental US included). All proceeds donated to ZAKA Search and Rescue.
I don't know how to read this without tears
each of the postings from your out of print chapbook have made me stop and take a deep breath
I'll dm you about a copy. thank you seems somehow wrong to say and yet it is fitting