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The Law of Truly Large Numbers: Poems (Pitt Poetry Series) - Softcover

Kimbrell, James

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9780822967378: The Law of Truly Large Numbers: Poems (Pitt Poetry Series)
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ISBN 10: 0822967375 ISBN 13: 9780822967378
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2025

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A new addition to the award winning Pitt Poetry Series

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Excerpt from The Law of Truly Large Numbers: Poems by James Kimbrell


SELF-PORTRAIT AS THIEF CONFESSING AFTER THE FACT

At Jr. Mart, one eye on the mirror, I
wedge my meal between skin and waistband.
A quick shake of my leg and the microwave
cheeseburger, cold as Nebraska, slips
down my thigh behind my knee, trending
south to the elastic cuff of my sweats.
No one suspects an ankle. And my ankle’s fat
when I step into the parking lot, not
looking back, two ounces of frozen beef
with its dinky stamp of American cheese
and a few gelid squares of diced onion
thawing slowly against my calf. July
sunlight on the gas pumps. Concrete dotted
with dark wads of abandoned gum.

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Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0822967375
ISBN 13 
9780822967378
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
84
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