Jordan Trethewey
Jordan Trethewey
please act normal—whatever that means
Golden Shovel Poem by Jordan Trethewey (from the serialized chapbook There Is More)
“I want you to just / act your age, not your trauma size…”
so desire called love into being
Golden Shovel Poem by Jordan Trethewey (from the serialized chapbook There Is More)
“Had overwhelming desire / to one day be called, / Daddy!…”
real estate
Golden Shovel Poem by Jordan Trethewey (from the serialized chapbook There Is More)
“…land, / not touched by man once, / became commodity to be stolen…”
an idyllic sickness
Golden Shovel Poem by Jordan Trethewey (from the serialized chapbook There Is More)
“If the heart / is the compass we’re lead by, /the mind uses repetition as a / way to adjust in a new pastoral / landscape.”
like feathers, weightless
Golden Shovel Poem by Jordan Trethewey (from the serialized chapbook There Is More)
“To worry about reaching 80 must / seem indulgent to child ghosts, come / bearing witness to / what might have happened to them / if endings were written differently.”
the great curmudgeon (an exorcism)
by Jordan Trethewey
“The Great Curmudgeon / stands in front of a wall / with a face painted on it. / He proceeds to talk it off.”
judy for justice: “zoom, judy, zoom”
by Jordan Trethewey (art by Laura Kenney)
“Judy are not cynics. / Despite their funeral attire, / and their activist worry…”
judy 4 justice: “enjoying the sights and smells”
by Jordan Trethewey (art by Laura Kenney)
“Judy arrives. Assesses a mill across a river / Community gathers, tells her, “We tried. Said, / Give a hoot, don't pollute! Don't lay forests bare!”
judy for justice: “what to wear? what to wear?”
by Jordan Trethewey (art by Laura Kenney)
“Judy are not fashionistas. / Frivolity is not fundamental / to their identity.”
judy 4 justice: “walking the birds”
by Jordan Trethewey (art by Laura Kenney)
“Despite no encouragement, Judy / naturally attract an odd following. / As if Snow White’s aura warped / upon entering Earth’s atmosphere.”
judy 4 justice: “waiting…”
by Jordan Trethewey (art by Lauren Kenney)
“Judy studies the door / contemplates whether it keeps / people safe, or bars entry.”
judy 4 justice: “taking her rooster for a walk”
by Jordan Trethewey (art by Laura Kenney)
“Judy walks away / with rooster, because / our goose is cooked.”
judy 4 justice: “staying hydrated”
by Jordan Trethewey (art by Laura Kenney)
“Sure, Judy gets depressed. Tips / an occasional gulp of Sherry / while preparing a meal.”
judy 4 justice: “she is bluenose”
by Jordan Trethewey (art by Laura Kenney)
“When fed up on land / Judy is known to put / on Wellies. Take to the sea.”
judy 4 justice: “peace, canada”
by Jordan Trethewey (art by Laura Kenney)
“Freedom means peace. / It assumes individuals can / live personal lives as they see fit.”
judy 4 justice: “hanging john out to dry”
by Jordan Trethewey (art by Laura Kenney)
“As a rule, Judy are more prepared / than John, their male counterpart / Learning to fish is hard work on any planet…”
judy 4 justice: “nope, we are all not in the same boat”
by Jordan Trethewey (art by Laura Kenney)
“Judy are not water resistant / Spongy skin absorbs liquid / but does not stop Judy…”