Today we present a poem by Madison Scott-Clary, whose graphomania occasionally gets the best of her. Today’s poem is from her collection Eigengrau, and was previously published in Civilized Beasts vol. 2. Her writing is available at makyo.ink, where you can find stories, poems, and books to purchase or read for free online.

Read by the poet.

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You’re listening to Poetry Month on The Voice of Dog.

This is Rob MacWolf, your fellow traveler,

and Today we present a poem by Madison Scott-Clary,

whose graphomania occasionally gets the best of her.

Today’s poem is from her collection Eigengrau,

and was previously published in Civilized Beasts vol. 2.

Her writing is available at makyo.ink,

where you can find stories,

poems, and books to purchase or read for free online.

Read by the poet.

Please enjoy “The dogs assure me”,

a poem by Madison Scott-Clary

The dogs assure me: There are volumes of meaning —

Life and death — And time;

Past, present, future —

In the scent of a rotting fish left after the flood,

Or a trace of scat,

Or the coyote, long passed,

But not everyone reads poetry.

I'm not so lucky, all told:

The rich scent of meaning —

Heady, intoxicating —

Rises only from words And the way you rest your hands on the table.

This was “The dogs assure me”

by Madison Scott-Clary,

read by the poet.

Thank you for listening

to Poetry Month on The Voice of Dog.