Kevin McLellan

Sheep Laurel

a thing for shade
& peat bogs i
also kill pigs

& lambs &
calves & after
the fire & after

the loggers
evergreen
narrow-leaved

me—took over;
seeds turned
180 degrees

for the early
bees & my crimson-
pink—sure—

go ahead—tease me.

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Kevin McLellan is the author of several collections, including in other words you/ (The Word Works, 2023), which was selected by Timothy Liu for the 2022 Hilary Tham Capital Collection, and Ornitheology (The Word Works, 2018), a 2019 Massachusetts Book Awards recipient. Kevin lives in Cambridge, MA.