Li Po Comes to America

Alex Stolis

Inspired by the eighth-century poet, Li Po, Alex Stolis compares him to the “beat generation” of the 1950s. Throughout the poems Stolis imagines the experiences Li Po would have had in a road trip-style journey across America.

Alex Stolis lives and works in Minneapolis, MN. His sixth chapbook, On the Run with Dick & Jane, was recently released by Pudding House Publications. He has been the recipient of five Pushcart Nominations.

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Excerpt

Newton’s First Law of Motion

IX. New Orleans

I’ll burrow under
the neon blanket
of Bourbon Street–
collapse with you
into a crease in the horizon.
I love this city on sullen nights,
summer’s death
spent with you. excerpt by Alex Stolis