Aaron Rudolph Biography

(originally published in Pasatiempo,2015)

There's nearly a magic that surrounds me
when I am not looking or when asleep.
...

(published in the anthology Ain't Nobody That Can Sing Like Me: New Oklahoma Writing,2010)

Pat and I traveled to the city
with all the concrete and buildings.
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In high school, his friend dragged him feet first
through snow and slush, drunk head
trailing behind, bumping against concrete.
Later at home, his mother cried into a coffee pot,
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(published in _Sacred Things_, Bridge Burner's Press,2002)


Every things she wants she sees
...

With purple goldfish swimming
on the fabric, they are my favorite
pair. The school of goldfish bulge
eyes, perhaps aware of their placement.
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