“a weekend of ocean smells, /loudmouths, their children’s cries /as sand castles shrink, tide rising.”
About Robert Siek
Everyone but Him Dies in the Sequel
"when someone mentions /the president’s name, /coffee cups tap dance /in saucers, splash sewage, /some shuffle like Gene Kelly /dressed grunge"
“when someone mentions /the president’s name, /coffee cups tap dance /in saucers, splash sewage, /some shuffle like Gene Kelly /dressed grunge”
How to Install a Windshield
Only the best poems capture the level of intensity and complexity that Robert Siek captures in this bittersweet remembrance of an imperfect father.
The Power of Peacocks
In this stunning poem, Robert Siek uses unexpected similes to reveal both the sinister and the erotic lurking in the everyday.