American Fair
- American Fair
The girl with no handshas friends to holdthe cigarette to her mouth
It takes two to play a winner every time
Tank-topped hair-croppedsteel-eyed woman slingsblow-up purple AK47
He's done it again he's up there he's got a prize
Man eats corn dogT-shirt tells wife: I Can Hear YouBetter With a Beer in My Hand
Baby bottle drinking contest sign up
All American Persian FriedFalafal Dough Platter 100% CanolaYou Want Ranch With That?
Look at the bounce on that skillet, come on Mable
Armed cop on midwaypink-handled scissorsholstered in pant leg pocket
Chainsaw carving fun for all ages
Welcome PFC AndrewParker Call HillsideTrash 888–7567 God Bless U
Yup, he had curly black hair but we ate 'im [End Page 7]
I went to school withMarge I'm Carlyle mymother was Aileen
Stop asking me who your father was it was fair week
Pink tank top trailspink flip-flops, blue lightsflash over the grassy lot
You must be thirty-six inches or accompanied by adult [End Page 8]
Rasma Haidri is an English lecturer in Norway. She is the author of As If Anything Can Happen (2017) and coauthor of Tracks for SF (2015), Tracks for YF (2013), and International Focus (2007). Her poems and essays are widely anthologized, most recently in Veils, Halos, and Shackles: International Poetry on the Abuse and Oppression of Women (2016) and Polterguests (2016). Literary journals featuring her work include Sycamore Review, Nimrod, Prairie Schooner, Fourth Genre, Runes, Kalliope, and I-70 Review. Her literary distinctions include the Southern Women Writers Association Emerging Writer Award in Creative Non-fiction, the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters Poetry Award, and a Best of the Net nomination.
