Portfolio Interview with Jill McDonough, by Christine Mallon Scoundrel Time: The spirit of play in “Spelling ‘Prostitutes’” is tinged with darkness that breaks through the lines of the poem, just as the dark past breaks in upon small moments...
Author - Jill McDonough
Portfolio: Six Poems by Jill McDonough
Spelling “Prostitutes” I volunteer at a juvie, call it kid jail. We play a homemade Boggle, make all the words we can, make Mad-Lib things with them like this: lip split from slipping in shit, I sit and sip spilt spit. We write Fast Poems...