When tendency
derails intent
(C4, C5 out
of line) buckled
first thing by
routine
sheet-smoothing;
it’s so
light, the throw
that settles,
so divides
a tensile spine
Locomotion
Cate Lycurgus
Cate Lycurgus’s poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Best American Poetry, American Poetry Review, Ploughshares, Kenyon Review, and elsewhere. She has also received scholarships from Bread Loaf and Sewanee Writers’ Conferences. Cate lives in San Jose, California, where she interviews for 32 Poems and teaches professional writing. You can find her at www.catelycurgus.com.