“i miss being an alcoholic” I miss being an alcoholic. In the bar nearest to my bed I sit with temples pounding Jaw clenched tight To the rim of a pint Confused between plateaus Of being in love and being alone But I’ve known worse paralogia Than feigning some grand re-entrance To the alcohol game…

Danielle LaFrance is a poet, librarian and militant. She is the author of Friendly + Fire (Talonbooks, 2016), Species Branding (CUE, 2010) and Pink Slip (SIC, 2013). Since 1983 she has resided on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Skxwú7mesh, Úxwumixw, Stó:lo, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Olga García is a bilingual poet, physicist and mathematician and…