Andrew Field

Andrew Field is a poet, cartoonist, and librarian. He recently had a cartoon accepted for publication by Wellcome Collection. You can learn more about his work at andrewfield48.com.

“Old Bookstores,” “World,” and “Spoor”

are sad places, where the dead wait to be loved.
A teenager in the poetry section
sits on a red milk carton,
her black lipstick like an opera,
pulling one book down after another
in a frenzy of polite quiet.
Poetry
Issue 77, September 2023

Andrew Field

Andrew Field is a poet, cartoonist, and librarian. He recently had a cartoon accepted for publication by Wellcome Collection. You can learn more about his work at andrewfield48.com.

“Old Bookstores,” “World,” and “Spoor”

are sad places, where the dead wait to be loved.
A teenager in the poetry section
sits on a red milk carton,
her black lipstick like an opera,
pulling one book down after another
in a frenzy of polite quiet.
Poetry
Issue 77, September 2023
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