no limb
this animal
whisker not
burdened by
one mammoth
sensible
ornament
gains
independence
without
inconvenient
bayonet
morph into
Pegasus
be picturesque
surprise
will be
the flavor
not the
fact
About the Poem
What has Canada in common with Gwyneth Paltrow? In this piece, I contemplate the nation’s July 1 holiday formerly known as Dominion Day. In 1982, when a new constitution changed the status of Canada, July 1 was rebranded as Canada Day. This amicable divorce (or conscious uncoupling, as Paltrow would say) required cooperation with the British parliament. Rather different from the dramatic events commemorated on July 4 in the United States…
About the Author
Tracy Quan is a contributor to Hustling Verse: An Anthology of Sex Workers’ Poetry and the author of the bestselling novel Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl. Her poems have been published by Love’s Executive Order, Los Angeles Review of Books, Newest York, Poets Reading the News, and Topical Poetry. She also serves as a juror for the New York City Book Awards.