H e a r t S o n s & H e a r t D a u g h t e r s of A l l e n G i n s b e r g

N a p a l m H e a l t h S p a : R e p o r t 2 0 1 4 : A r c h i v e s E d i t i o n

SUZI KAPLAN OLMSTED

Previous Employment?

em·ploy·ment

n.

a. The act of employing.

b. The state of being employed.

c. The work in which one is engaged; occupation.

d. An activity to which one devotes time.

e. The percentage or number of people gainfully employed.

1:

Asking people

about their anal sex habits

with a jackhammer

under my office window

going constantly

2:

Escorted out in handcuffs

they said I forged prescriptions

Today:

poetry & television

I’m a servant to cats

4/14/07

[Originally published in NHS 2007, http://www.poetspath.com/napalm/nhs07/Suzi_Kaplan_Olmsted.htm.]