Pineal Gland Wriggling For Joy is clearly influenced by Charles Simic's narrative method, though this only occurred to me after I had written it. The title in particular seems utterly Simicesque, though it was taken from a piece by brother Daniel ("in this area of the ball, there exist some minute but perfect pineal glands, wriggling for joy"). I had just been reading e.e. cummings (in fact i've been reading and thinking about his work all day). I wonder if he crept in there too.

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My poem is based on a dream I had after reading Marnix a chapter from a swashbuckling pirate tale, written by two authors.