Carmen Papalia is a founder and editor of Memewar Magazine out of Vancouver, British Columbia — an independently published, cross-disciplinary magazine that promotes dialogue between disciplines. Selections of his work can be found in Sub-terrain, Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry, The Capilano Courier, and in the Liar Magazine. Carmen is also the conductor of the Short Line reading series — a free monthly literary event that takes place at the Railway Club in Vancouver.
Curb
Hastings
gravel
curb
Pender
curb
leaves
curb
Carlisle
curb
Turner
curb
Georgia
curb
tree (veer)
bank
lawn
bank
lawn
curb
Adanac
Curb (higher than most)
sandwich board (you'll hit it, they'll move it)
driveway
curb
Venables
curb
bus shelter (it's quicker to walk)
leaves
pole
curb
Parker (look)
curb
paving stones (your anchor)
your door
Touch and drag
my eyeball s
tick across
walls down
stares and
grey hallways
drag ging
an eye
follow s
a flash
an elbow
but can t
connect
my nerve
ends
drag
stare s
pull
a cane
ball
catch es
a s tare a
truth in
grey
Wind
Mys hoes s
oft trees
pas sstill
a flutter
of leaves
a man walkingg rey
towards me
his shoe s
scuf light
on wind away
a plastic bag
in a tree
a
girl s in a wall
of perfume
solid across
the span of c ane
scrape in g
an elbow bare
cement wall
white
flesh wind
on my neck
her breath
voice s
sc at ter ed
walking,beside
together with me
through
a door
walls
a wall
of color