Orlo’s heard he comes from stardust,
and because of the care, thought,
patience and time involved
in such a task, this works
for him. He’s flattered.
Ron Drummond is author of “Why I Kick At Night” (Portlandia). A founding editor of Barrow Street, his poetry and translations have appeared in over forty journals, as well as in the textbook “Literature as Meaning” and in the anthologies “Poetry Nation,” “Poetry After 9/11,” “This New Breed,” among others.
