Adam Clay
A touch of madness mixed
With the news
& this moment feels like the new
Normal, the new slice
Of pie, the worn edge of the flag
Disposed of improperly.
What should be sung slowly
Mumbles out between a thought:
Automatic only means
Automated when
No human’s involved.
Adam Clay is the author of Stranger (Milkweed Editions, 2016), A Hotel Lobby at the Edge of the World (Milkweed Editions, 2012), and The Wash (Parlor Press, 2006). He is editor-in-chief of Mississippi Review, a co-editor of Typo Magazine, and a Book Review Editor for Kenyon Review. He teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Southern Mississippi.
