Desmond Kon
Scene of Saint Martin: Monostich Catalogue
Saint Martin curled up in a ball, cereal box of new cat house.
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Roll, belly up—bared. Surface scent, marked territory.
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No response to my voice. Asleep on bed of holy cards.
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Saint Modestos of Jerusalem and Saint Julian of Norwich.
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Saint Jerome’s lion chewing on his slippers, old monastery.
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Of new cat house. Saint Jerome, according to Vincenzo Catena.
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Where is the removed thorn? In the jar; is it under the candlestick?
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Saint Martin over keyboard—look up at typing hands, in surrender.
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Saint Martin de Porres with his cat. Over the same, shared plate.
DESMOND Francis Xavier KON Zhicheng-Mingdé (b. 1971) is the author of an epistolary novel, a quasi-memoir, two lyric essay monographs, four hybrid works, nine poetry collections, and a creative guided journal. The former journalist has edited over twenty-five books, several pro bono for non-profit organizations. Among other accolades, he is the recipient of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, Singapore Literature Prize, Poetry World Cup, two Independent Publisher Book Awards, two Illumination Christian Book Awards, and five Living Now Book Awards. Desmond teaches creative writing at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He can be found at: desmondkon.com