[03/23/26]

[POETRY]

The TV’s Right

Three Poems by James Milanesi

deadtooth

oh, rickety tooth
hooked in my mouth!
A reminder of all things
rotten. I imagine it collected 
with your pearly molars, tucked
away in your trinket box, with your 
shelf of pink books. My poor rickety
tooth. I massage the gap as I 
tear the seams,
bleed all in the sheets

crank

aroused by fate
archaic in nature

the tv’s right

it’s 80 degrees in autumn
reproducing is meaningless 
for many reasons

JAMES MILANESI is a Philadelphian poet who is retroactively late for work. He is the curator and founder of Poets Row. His latest chapbook, Momentary Sweetheart, is published with Bottlecap Press.