The Bouquet, Poetry

First Edition: Poetry reading at McNaughton Centre, a secondary alternate school (Quesnel, BC), December 13, 2006. Revised Edition: LukivPress (Victoria, BC), 2019. // An excerpt // The Winter Coat // Friday afternoon, 3:00: / She says, "I'm gonna take my coat / To the pawn shop." / "The pawn shop?" her teacher says, / Gazing up from her pen. / "Ya. It's still warm out. / I'm gonna use the money / To buy beer." Her face is soft; / She looks happy. // Her teacher opens her mouth, / Then closes it as the student / Leaves.

• • Author: Dan Lukiv
• • Publisher: Independently Published
• • Publication Date: Sep 23, 2019
• • Number of Pages: 27 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1695050193
• • ISBN-13: 9781695050198