Ryan Tracy
Ryan Tracy's poetry and fiction have appeared in Pank (2019…
Seafoam furballs
gather along the trim,
friction and feet.
gather along the trim,
friction and feet.
A symmetrical pattern
of pine-green lines
makes a motherboard.
of pine-green lines
makes a motherboard.
Orchid blossom linked
to a cream and crimson cat’s eye
with a pea-colored iris.
to a cream and crimson cat’s eye
with a pea-colored iris.
Two almond-shaped ulcers
in off-white clouds
rise symmetrically
in off-white clouds
rise symmetrically
from a pair of viruses.
A harmless cartoon ghost
parachutes from the petals
A harmless cartoon ghost
parachutes from the petals
of a propeller
pinned to a stain.
Halved walnuts in the center,
pinned to a stain.
Halved walnuts in the center,
a cross-section of lungs
separated
by a furry piece of cartilage.
separated
by a furry piece of cartilage.
Insect heads radiate
from quadrants.
Leafy owl eyes
from quadrants.
Leafy owl eyes
double, quadruple.
Two pinned moths squirt
jets of avocado juice
Two pinned moths squirt
jets of avocado juice
from talons that rise
in opal plumes.
in opal plumes.
Ryan Tracy
Ryan Tracy's poetry and fiction have appeared in Pank (2019 Pushcart Prize nomination for fiction), The New Engagement, K.G.B., The Gay and Lesbian Review, California Quarterly, and Calliope. Essays and criticism have appeared in The American Reader, The New York Press, and The Brooklyn Rail. Ryan teaches World Literature at Baruch College and is a PhD Candidate in English at the CUNY Graduate Center. His self-published chapbook, Tender Bottoms, will be released in the spring of 2022. Ryan lives in Catskill, NY with his partner and their dog, Harrington.