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A Congregation of Alligators by Grayson Thompson
A Congregation of Alligators by Grayson Thompson
Grayson Thompson's A Congregation of Alligators cuts through the traffic with aching honesty and clever command.
A two-lane Florida roadway opened in 1968. Now a superhighway, Alligator Alley quickly became a dangerous place for tired people driving to or from home. Thompson situates his poetry at this dangerous intersection, rebelling with tenderness and queer joy. A self-described sand-bodied American boy, he resists transformation. Instead, his poems teach us what it means to sit with yourself. A Congregation of Alligators quietly puts the prehistoric to rest, turns on the red light, and unveils the true self.
So grab a copy, sit with these poems, and relearn yourself.
Now I know what it feels like to be
someone’s exhale, what they rummage for
in the dark
for rescue.
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Grayson Thompson is a teaching assistant for poet Buddy Wakefield's Writer's Anonymous, where he supports emerging and established word assemblers. A wanderer, he lives in Northern California where you can find him hiking, curating salad recipes, and in awe of the ocean.
