Law school is difficult, is
the epitome of luxury

living. One might think
evil never happens. A huge,

relatively private beach
where deck chairs line the

strand. The weather starting
to warm the one-of-a-kind

nightlife. A small town
in Canada leads the way.



He was emotional in
Kansas. Not as much as
he had been elsewhere,
but bad enough. Fort-
unately he had pre-paid
for the tears which meant
his wages wouldn't be
docked this month. Do-

nuts abounded, but the
cradles were empty. He
set them to rocking. The
undiluted elephant in
the next room raised its
trunk & trumpeted Ernst
at him. Life was much
simpler in the Celebes.


Mark Young lives in a small town in North Queensland in Australia, and has been publishing poetry for almost sixty years. He is the author of over forty books, primarily text poetry but also including speculative fiction, vispo, and art history. His work has been widely anthologized, and his essays and poetry translated into a number of languages. His most recent books are random salamanders, a Wanton Text Production, and Circus economies, from gradient books of Finland.