Erin Murphy
Taxonomy of Places My Work Has Appeared or is Forthcoming
Tin dish of pureed chicken mixed with fish flakes
for my ailing Siamese. Forsythia planted to block
the neighbors' trampoline, 'tween heads bobbing
above a yellow screen. The hours I've spent making
my skin seem naturally dewy and glistening.
Jazz/soul playlist I curated for tonight. I want you
to hear it. I want you to hear it without listening.
Bio
Erin Murphy's eighth book of poems, Human Resources, is forthcoming from Salmon Poetry of Ireland. Her work has appeared in such journals as The Georgia Review, Field, Southern Humanities Review, Glass, and Women's Studies Quarterly. Her awards include The Normal School Poetry Prize, the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize, and a Best of the Net award. She is editor of three anthologies from the University of Nebraska Press and SUNY Press and serves as Poetry Editor of The Summerset Review. She is Professor of English at Penn State Altoona. Website: www.erin-murphy.com.