Somehow
Ben Miller
Somehow
stretching out on sheepskin’s
whorls of wool commas
awakens muscles, pen’s joints
a laughable lifetime is required
to be a poet for zagging seconds
Ben Miller’s recent book—Pandemonium Logs (Rutgers University Press)—received the 2025 Balcones Prize for Nonfiction. His writing has appeared in Best American Essays and Best American Experimental Writing. Awards include fellowships from the NEA and the Radcliffe Institute, and grants from the South Dakota Arts Council and the Schlesinger Library.