Fist | Dawn Tefft

Dawn Tefft's poems have appeared or are forthcoming in journals such as Fence, Denver Quarterly,Witness, Sentence and H_ngm_n. She is the author of Fist (Dancing Girl Press), The Walking Dead: A Lyric (Finishing Line Press), and Field Trip to My Mother and Other Exotic Locations (Mudlark). You can find some of her nonfiction at PopMatters, Truthout, and Woodland Pattern's blog. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from UW-Milwaukee and works as a higher ed union organizer in Chicago.    Etc. and More About FistsFists are already making their wayacross the transcontinental divideare in the process of learninghow to use sonarstill haven’t read about inferior colliculusbut are improving recipesfor bundt cakewhile stealing your ex-wivesfrom their dreams about getting back with youare saltingthe salt minesthe diamond minesare twirling batonsin the local paradeare wondering when, whereand whywhile you sleep until noon and scramble to find the matching sockthere are n