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After Preparing the Altar, the Ghosts Feast Feverishly

Jane Wong reads “After Preparing the Altar, the Ghosts Feast Feverishly”

Jane Wong reads “After Preparing the Altar, the Ghosts Feast Feverishly”

“Child, we move through graves / like eels, delicious with our heads first, our mouths / agape.” In this Ours Poetica video, Jane Wong reads her poem “After Preparing the Altar, the Ghosts Feast Feverishly” published in the November 2018 issue of Poetry magazine. Wong’s second poetry collection, How to Not Be Afraid of Everything, is forthcoming from Alice James Books in 2021.

Tags: Poetry | Jane Wong | Poetry magazine | Ours Poetica | How to Not Be Afraid of Everything | Alice James Books | 2019 | 2021

Poets & Writers Theater

After Preparing the Altar, the Ghosts Feast Feverishly

Jane Wong reads “After Preparing the Altar, the Ghosts Feast Feverishly”

Jane Wong reads “After Preparing the Altar, the Ghosts Feast Feverishly”