by Laurie Kincer
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Think of crayoned art on cubicle walls, family photos on desks
Creamer and cola in refrigerator doors, sweaters on chairs
Coffee mugs, tea bags, lip balm in drawers
Garlands of golden pothos in drying soil
Badges that worked yesterday
Laurie Kincer is a librarian near Cleveland, Ohio, who runs a writers’ center at a large public library, hosting free writing programs and author talks. She’s part of the 811s, a poetry workshop named for American poetry’s Dewey Decimal number.