The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
THE WALL AT 90 DAYS
by James Penha
live from the border at JFK
No photographs allowed
to see the visitors’ queue
at passport control full
of tumbleweed, tear
stains, dust, and bloody staples
picked from ready papers
and wrinked travel brochures.
