1/29/2017 Alternate Facts by Sonia GreenfieldAlternate Facts We never thought it could happen here-- the poisoned, the disappeared-- these tunnels a network of news channels-- server room, keyboards, screens aglow on damp, earthen walls— the reporter bludgeoned in her bed & found by her daughter— see this passage here? this is where we shuttle journalists through to California— our cell towers are disguised as olive trees, but drones pick them off, so we rebuild— don't mind these spiders: their venom is better than state-sanctioned firing squads-- how we lost half our staff, their families-- & don't mind the darkness pressing against you here in the underground-- it is the medium we move news through now that the mobs have bought the machine-- if I’m not back by morning, I was caught & tortured by order of decree-- our Great Leader wants us all dead-- you, your loved ones, & me. Bio: Sonia Greenfield was born and raised in Peekskill, New York, and her book, Boy with a Halo at the Farmer's Market, won the 2014 Codhill Poetry Prize. Her work has appeared in a variety of places, including in 2010 Best American Poetry, The Antioch Review, The Bellevue Literary Review, Cimarron Review, Cream City Review, The Massachusetts Review, Meridian, and Rattle. She lives with her husband and son in Los Angeles, California, where she edits the Rise Up Review and co-directs the Southern California Poetry Festival. Comments are closed.
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