The Eyes of a Flounder: Poetry
Hamblin, Laura
Laura Hamblin writes of good mothers and bad, women who married and those who didn't, lovers and "Celibacy at Forty-two." Her "weird sisters" forage for mice and toads and contemplate silicone implants. Some of her characters demonstrate pregnancy envy, while others seem content to share a space with three dogs and a cat.She muses on the different roles assigned to girls and boys: "boys with shellacked / faces play basketball. / Closer to god ...