THE CONTROL OF NATURE

Big Bulfinch mythology with John McPhee on the left
Five pounds something from something from nothing
dams that river he's talking about
Keeps it from the other side where there's a Bible

So there's structure, then myth turned art, then myth
Something, something from something from nothing, something from nothing
I have a shelf with these three things
Right in the middle where it's obvious


Nicholas Barnes

NICHOLAS BARNES's short fiction and poetry have been featured in Wolf Head Quarterly, Akkadian, Writing From The Edge, Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope All-Story Extra, Naked Poetry, Literary Lion, and Pontalba Press's1998 southern fiction anthology, Pontalba Press Presents: Short Stories, Vol. 1, among others. He is the author of one novel, Thresholds, one fictitious memoir, The Lost Writings Of Steve Garvey, and a book of humorous short stories, Gas (and other liquids). Musically, he has produced two CDs -- The Fog Of Increase and Demonstrations For The Barber -- and has written music for Prophecy Entertainment's feature film The Barber, starring Malcolm McDowell, (released in late 2001). He lives in New Orleans. More info can be found at his website.
TAR