hawk with spread wings sitting on leafless tree branch

Poetry No. 68 – Angela Dribben

Hannah Arendt

by Angela Dribben

Within the hawk’s belly lies
the fox and her hundred arts
The obedient will survive
warns the foot soldier

The verdict isn’t in the fields
Calluses and slogans stuttered from the beginning
It was all a transaction
the generations

Joker’s in the wind
Having lost their henchman,
the girl himself, once an orphan, takes root


Angela Dribben’s debut collection Everygirl is a 2020 finalist for Broadkill Review’s Dogfish Head Prize. She is Contributing Reviews Editor at Cider Press Review, a Bread Loaf Contributor, and a recent grad from Randolph’s MFA. Her most recent work can be found in Orion, Split Rock Review, Chataqua, and Big City Lit.

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