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American Life in Poetry: “Ablution,” by Amy Fleury
American Life in Poetry: Column 468 BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Here’s another lovely poem to honor the caregivers among us. Amy Fleury lives and teaches in Louisiana. Ablution Because one must be naked to get clean,my dad shrugs out of his pajama shirt,steps from his boxers and into the tubas I brace him, whose long illnesshas made him shed modesty too.Seated on the plastic bench, he holdsthe soap like a caught fish in his lap,waiting for me to test the water’s heaton my wrist before turning the nozzletoward his pale skin.Read More
Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate 2014-2019, has published 20 collections of poems and edited or co-edited three poetry anthologies. He currently directs two master’s-level programs for University College at the University of Denver: Professional Creative Writing and Arts & Culture Management. Joe lives with his wife, Melody Madonna, in the mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, the city where he was born. 
