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44 | Phillip B. Williams 1. Manacled Man mangled, moreover made menace-­ masked, maybe molded moribund, mostly manipulated. Magnanimously marred, mired mush-­ mouthed. Moor moored more. Manacled Man meanly measured, man-­ monkey mixed midst murky mirrors. ’Merica’s Man-­Man, minstrel-­married mophead, magnum man, mama’s mine. Mite-­ munched, Manacled Man mimics martyr movements, moshes minus music, muses: “Murder made manifestations: my madness my master.” 2. My madness my master. Many mistake my mood manhandling my mode. Maybe me making minimalist mumblings means my matriculation—man made monster— moves merrily, mystifying monogamy. Mainly me mime monsters, malicing poetry Mushmouf’s Maybe-­Crown Phillip B. Williams Phillip B. Williams | 45 municipalities. Me make maintainable moans. Me menu. Me metaphor. Me madmen’s monitored mission. Merchants masturbate midst my mouth. Me might munch, make men mate ’mongst my molars. My mausoleum multiplies. 3. My mausoleum multiplies immemorial. Me misery, impossible emperor, am maybe-­ me mid moonlight’s improvisations. Me immediate. Might’s emissary. Mayhem maims my museum. Me improvise minutes. Masticate memory. Mortuary mammal. Mythic, melisma-­ minded, memory makes me meet myself minus mink, mirth, magic. Myself’s mess makes me ’member muzzle mincing mouth. Maybe murder make my mouth mine. 4. Maybe madness make my mouth mine. Me embellish mercy, mercy mid-­ morning. Mourning masquerades mercy, imposter. Mercy mouths impaled miracles. Miracles midwife my mind. 46 | Phillip B. Williams My mind implies miracles, emancipating me. Impressive! Me embroider impeccable embellishments. Maybe madness make my mouth mine? Me impress embroidered emblems ’mongst my muscles. Me emaciated emergency, am embargoed myth. My embargoed myth emaciated imagined emergencies. Implicated empty embraces. Emotions imitate monsters. Emotions must make music. Me my monster, am mine mine, mine. Implosive, me emperor, am imprecise empire. Maybe madness make my mouths mines. ...

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