The Conversations of Ghosts
Sometimes I’d swear that
the ancient box fan I’ve hauled
around with me for
years is a receiver for
the conversations of ghosts
not unlike the way
hats I’ve bought at vintage shops
still hold trace elements
of the residual thoughts
of their previous owners.
Jason Ryberg is the author of eighteen books of poetry, and six screenplays.He is currently an artist-in-residence at both The Prospero Institute of Disquieted P/o/e/t/i/c/s and the Osage Arts Community, and is an editor and designer at Spartan Books. His latest collection of poems is Fence Post Blues (River Dog Press, 2023).He lives part-time in Kansas City, MO and part-time somewhere in the Ozarks.