Nothing Ventured, by Kay Ryan
Nothing exists as a block
and cannot be parceled up.
So if nothing's ventured
it's not just talk;...
Poems by Kay Ryan
The Edges of Time (audio only),by Kay Ryan
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Home to Roost, by Kay Ryan
The chickens
are circling and
blotting out the
day. The sun is
bright, but the
chickens are in...
Patience, by Kay Ryan
Patience is
wider than one
once envisioned,
with ribbons
of rivers
and distant
ranges and
tasks...
Putting Things In Proportion (audio only),by Kay Ryan
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Token Loss, by Kay Ryan
To the dragon
any loss is
total. His rest
is disrupted
if a single
jewel encrusted
goblet has
b...
Emergency Vehicles, by Kay Ryan
Emergency vehiclesare on the way butslow ones. You willhave to go on forsome time. Well, years.Th...
Sharks' Teeth, by Kay Ryan
Everything contains somesilence. Noise getsits zest from thesmall shark's-tooth-shaped fragmentso...
The Niagara River, by Kay Ryan
As though
the river were
a floor, we position
our table and chairs
upon it, eat, and
have convers...