“Object Permanence” by David Ruekberg (Poetry ’04)
Poetry alumn David Ruekberg was recently featured in Pine Hills Review. Read an excerpt of “Object Permanence” and find a link to the full text and a reading by the author below:
Object Permanence
Marty’s dead and gone and we want to ask,
“Where?” We are a two-year-old whose ball
has rolled under the couch: We’ve not yet
acquired object-permanence for loved ones
or anyone. We flip through pages of photo
albums and screens, rehearse stories, sow
Continue reading here: David Ruekberg | Pine Hills Review
