Philip Jenks was born in North Carolina and grew up in Morgantown, West Virginia. He has published two books of poetry, On the Cave You Live In (Flood Editions, 2002) and My First Painting will be ‘The Accuser’ (Zephyr Press , 2005); and two chapbooks, The Elms Left Elm Street (Plane Bukt Press, 1994) and How Many of You are You (Dusie, 2006). My First Painting will be ‘The Accuser’ was nominated for the Oregon Book Award and the James Laughlin Award. He has also published poems in Chicago Review, Traverse, The Canary, LVNG, The Oregonian, and others. His translations of Hölderlin appear in Outlet. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
i lived inside of you
i lived inside of you
and there was more
a nodding parallel
sifted splitting in
mauve regress
"shines the rain"
you produced me
you glazed
eyees with measure
or chalice. they look
themselves they look
and was timed by a
tiny hook which hung
fan ceiling plattered
a baptist at every post.
radiator and fan
starpost and atlas
do all you can
with a whip and
a measure of malice.
sifted splitting in
mauve regress
"shines the rain"
you produced me
you glazed
eyees with measure
or chalice. they look
themselves they look
and was timed by a
tiny hook which hung
fan ceiling plattered
a baptist at every post.
radiator and fan
starpost and atlas
do all you can
with a whip and
a measure of malice.
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