Thursday, October 5, 2017

Rachel B. Glaser / Moods



MOODS
by Rachel B. Glaser

“MOODS is amazing.” —Heather Christle
“Rachel, these poems are awesome.” —Blake Butler
“I have many mood rings!” —Dorothea Lasky
From MOODS:
Every time my pills fall, I feel very much

like an addict

when they scatter it is disapproving

they dance on the hardwood
they rest on the carpet

it is maddening to spill pills across a restaurant floor

children clap
women are exhilarated
I want to lie on my rug and self-reflect
by my hair goes limp
I  am late for the train

spilling pills makes me feel like I have a stressful, high-

profile job
that I really have no time to pick up anything
I have too many young kids
the landline is crammed between my cheek and shoulder
like a sex addict
like i have a shoplifting problem
or I’ve borrowed people’s kids
despised people’s pets

Rachel B. Glaser


Rachel B. Glaser is the author of the short story collection “Pee on Water” (Publishing Genius, Press 2010) and the poetry book “MOODS” (Factory Hollow Press, 2013). Glaser’s writing has appeared in McSweeney’s, New York Tyrant, American Short Fiction, and others. After receiving her undergraduate degree in Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design, she studied Creative Writing at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Glaser lives in Northampton, MA, teaching writing at Flying Object and painting basketball players and other people of note. For more information, check out rachelbglaser.blogspot.com.


FACTORY HOLLOW PRESS





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