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      The National Poetry Series was established in 1978 to ensure the publication of five collections of poetry annually through five participating publishers. The Series is funded annually by Amazon Literary Partnership, Betsy Community Fund, the Gettinger Family Foundation, Bruce Gibney, HarperCollins Publishers, Stephen King, Lannan Foundation, Newman’s Own Foundation, News Corp, Anna and Olafur Olafsson, the O. R. Foundation, the PG Family Foundation, the Poetry Foundation, Laura and Robert Sillerman, Amy R. Tan and Louis De Mattei, Elise and Steven Trulaske, and the National Poetry Series Board of Directors.

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      by Jos Charles of Long Beach, CA

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      ALSO BY JOS CHARLES

       Safe Space

      © 2018, Text by Jos Charles

      All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher: Milkweed Editions, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415.

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      Published 2018 by Milkweed Editions

      Cover design by Mary Austin Speaker

      Cover artwork: Birds Nest II, Op 200 © Jakob Demus 2018. Diamond drypoint etching.

      Author photo by Cybele Knowles

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      Milkweed Editions, an independent nonprofit publisher, gratefully acknowledges sustaining support from the Jerome Foundation; the Lindquist & Vennum Foundation; the McKnight Foundation; the National Endowment for the Arts; the Target Foundation; and other generous contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals. Also, this activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund, and a grant from Wells Fargo. For a full listing of Milkweed Editions supporters, please visit milkweed.org.

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

       Names: Charles, Jos, 1988- author.

       Title: feeld / Jos Charles.

       Description: First edition. | Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2018.

       Identifiers: LCCN 2018006414 (print) | LCCN 2017058971 (ebook) | ISBN 9781571319913 (ebook) | ISBN 9781571315052 (pbk. : alk. paper)

       Subjects: LCSH: Gender identity--Poetry.

       Classification: LCC PS3603.H37647 (print) | LCC PS3603.H37647 F44 2018 (ebook) | DDC 811/.6--dc23

       LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018006414

      Milkweed Editions is committed to ecological stewardship. We strive to align our book production practices with this principle, and to reduce the impact of our operations in the environment. We are a member of the Green Press Initiative, a nonprofit coalition of publishers, manufacturers, and authors working to protect the world’s endangered forests and conserve natural resources. feeld was printed on acid-free 30% postconsumer-waste paper by Thomson-Shore.

      Contents

        Title Page

        Copyright

      1  Chapter I

      2  Chapter II

      3  Chapter III

      4  Chapter IV

      5  Chapter V

      6  Chapter VI

      7  Chapter VII

      8  Chapter VIII

      9  Chapter IX

      10  Chapter X

      11  Chapter XI

      12  Chapter XII

      13  Chapter XIII

      14  Chapter XIV

      15  Chapter XV

      16  Chapter XVI

      17  Chapter XVII

      18  Chapter XVIII

      19  Chapter XIX

      20  Chapter XX

      21  Chapter

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