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Kevin Gallagher is a poet, publisher, and political economist living in Greater Boston. His latest book is And Yet it Moves. Gallagher edits spoKe, a Boston-based annual of poetry and poetics. He was born in Somerville and now works as a professor of global development policy at Boston University.

Wake Up at Alewife Again

For Mark Pawlak

Kevin Gallagher

By the time I find my way back to Davis Square

I say at this point

I’m so late for work what’s another hour?

Go up Holland Street to Zembla book shop.

Denise Levertov is working up the hill.

Everyone and their brother

sends her their books

and she turns them down to these shelves.

Get lucky with an old Overlands to the Islands

first edition black and white NDP review copy

with a note from J. Laughlin for just five bucks.

Egglpant parm sandwich from Sessa’s deli.

Park bench in front of the library.

Watch the cars speed by with a slurred sound.

— Kevin Gallagher

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