Micah Zevin
Populism, Minus the Free Candy (An Ode)
Populism, minus the free candy
A new kind of jail
In the age of opiates
Wreckage on addicted lives behind bars
The promised lump of coal
Just another petty crime
Micah Zevin’s poems have appeared in Best American Poetry Blog, Headlock Press, The Otter, Newtown Literary Journal and Blog, Poetry and Politics, Reality Beach, Jokes Review, POST(blank), the American Journal of Poetry and The Tower Journal. He created/curates an open mic/poetry prompt workshop called The Risk of Discovery Reading Series now at Blue Cups in Woodside, Queens, N.Y. every 3rd Tuesday of the month. He holds an MFA in Poetry from The New School. His website is micahzevin.weebly.com.
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