Jackson Square
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Stuffed-up environs, the non-poetic
Washed-up, silence
Boredom, despair, undone
Until: horns bless dirty streets
Alcohol, the tongue
Minds washed in gutters
Of brass, where beauty is found
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This poem previously appeared in StepAway Magazine, and can be found in the chapbook Urban Trout by Jevin Lee Albuquerque (Finishing Line Press) at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/urban-trout-by-jevin-lee-albuquerque/
Jevin Lee Albuquerque grew up in California, on the local pier in Santa Cruz, fishing for striped bass. He evolved into a fly fisherman, obsessed with trout and steelhead. In a former life, he was a professional soccer player. He has a degree in Latin American Studies from UCLA. His work has appeared in numerous literary journals, including Catamaran Literary Reader, the French collectif, Poussières Du Monde (Éditions François Bourin, 2014) and Universal Oneness—Poetry Anthology (Authorspress, New Delhi, India, 2020).
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