“I’m a Skinny Black Cat in Pearls” by Karen Hildebrand (poetry ’22)
Poetry alumn Karen Hildebrand was recently featured in LEON Literary Review. Read an excerpt and find a link to the full text below:
I’m a Skinny Black Cat in Pearls
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Seeking to date someone with high energy—
May play pickleball, enjoys golf. May
swindle you of your retirement stash.
Remember high school make-out parties?
Geeky sophomores, reeking of Ban roll-on,
locking braces in the dim faux wood basement
of a girl whose parents had to be insane.
Continue reading here: Karen Hildebrand | LEON Literary Review