Brood. Kimiko Hahn

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      Copyright © 2018 Kimiko Hahn

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Hahn, Kimiko, 1955- author.

      Title: Brood : poems / by Kimiko Hahn.

      Description: First edition. | Louisville, KY : Sarabande Books, [2018] | Series: Quarternote Chapbook Series

      Identifiers: LCCN 2017040794 (print) | LCCN 2017046361 (ebook) | ISBN 9781946448163 | ISBN 9781946448156 (pbk. : alk. paper)

      Classification: LCC PS3558.A32357 (ebook) | LCC PS3558.A32357 A6 2018 (print) | DDC 811/.54--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017040794

      Exterior design by Alban Fischer.

      Interior design by Danika Isdahl.

      Manufactured in Canada.

      This book is printed on acid-free paper.

      Sarabande Books is a nonprofit literary organization.

      This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

      The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, supports Sarabande Books with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

      CONTENTS

        Title Page

        Copyright

        Acknowledgments

        Dedication

      1  Damselfly

      2  Three Tiny Clothespins

      3  Sand Dollar

      4  Folding Fan Advertising Kikkoman Soy Sauce

      5  Noise

      6  Overripe

      7  Spring

      8  Fire

      9  Brood

      10  Horseshoe Crab

      11  Queen Anne’s Lace

      12  Sponge

      13  Ashes

      14  Father’s Nest

      15  Perfume

      16  Thirst

        About the Author

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      jubilat (Spring 2011): “Three Tiny Clothespins,” “Noise,” “Overripe,” “Spring,” “Fire,” “Perfume,” “Thirst” from the poem “Boxes with Respect to Poe”

      jubilat (Spring 2017): “Sand Dollar,” “Folding Fan Advertising Kikkoman Soy Sauce” from the poem “Boxes with Respect to Wordsworth”

      Poetry (March 2017): “Ashes”

      Thanks to Sarah for her sorcery in arranging this collection.

      For Tomie and Curtis

      Damselfly

      When you spot a damselfly

      Caught in a spider’s thread

      Blow gently to release its wings

      And so, unknot your dread

      Three Tiny Clothespins

      Wood and metal, I pinch you open for doll clothes, cotton, silk, or gauze. Fasten to a string—a fishing line is jocund company—all in a row like hung socks and sweaters in the boiler room where cold is stored.