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The train ride Binx and Kate took In The Moviegoer was my introduction To the thought of Chicago before I ever Visited that grand city as a stop On my drive across the country in a car With a starter that was going bad— At every stop refusing to start, Which caused me to take it to a shop And strand myself there for three days, Sleeping in the cargo hold. (It was a Volkswagen Rabbit and I Made mys...

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Potter Poems is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

I might've mentioned wild horses ... This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

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When I began to see the sun Awaken fróm its dream of night, I thought the river was my road, I thought the day would set me free. Bended knee, uncertain beating Wings above me, swallows gliding, Morning telling mé its secrets At the break of broken day. But then the sky begins to close the door Again on mý surveillant schemes and dreams As íf the colors gathered there before Have now been locked a...

Because the morning comes so early now, / I rise not long after I’ve gone to bed / And travel across the town to where the sky / Takes time and breaks it over mountain ridge— / Horizon’s edge—like a piece of toasted bread. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

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The title poem from the forthcoming collection of original poetry -- The Sweet Spot in the Chaos -- by Jonathan Potter This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe