Thursday, January 02, 2020

2020

by William Marr



during this year
you'd better not
think one thing
say another
do something else

we all can see right through you
with our perfect vision—
20/20


William Marr's poetry has been translated into more than ten languages and included in over one hundred anthologies.  Some of his poems are used in high school and college textbooks in Taiwan, China, England, and Germany. He is a former president of the Illinois State Poetry Society and lives in the Chicago area.