“Wombling” by C.M. Soto published in The Allegheny Review

“Wombling” by C.M. Soto was published in the 1996 issue of the Meadville, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Review. “Wombling” was reprinted in Soto’s anthology, These are the Rooms to my Mother’s House. Wombling This hollow case cries out,yodeling against the trap door.These days, she is vacant,yawning like a mouth,gnashing her gums for a seed.She claws for me to feed heras she rings her glory bell. She craves the shudder of … Continue reading “Wombling” by C.M. Soto published in The Allegheny Review

“Philip Levine, my Lover” by C.M. Soto published in Allegheny Review

“Philip Levine, my Lover” by C.M. Soto was published in the Meadville, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Review. It was reprinted in Soto’s anthology, These are the Rooms to my Mother’s House. Philip Levine, my Lover Aside from your chicken-scratch toenails,toilet seat up—curse you for the carpet burnsand the “bitch” notes on the refrigerator. You crack me upin your quiet. Please shut up,and I will bring youa nickel for your … Continue reading “Philip Levine, my Lover” by C.M. Soto published in Allegheny Review