Molly Peacock reads

I Saw Her—Quick—She Slipped Behind

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I saw her—quick—she slipped behind—
I saw that woman squat alone.

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Molly Peacock has published five books of poetry, including Cornucopia: New and Selected Poems, and a memoir, Paradise, Piece by Piece. She has been the president of the Poetry Society of America and poet-in-residence at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. Her poems appear in leading publications and anthologies, including The Best American Poetry and The Oxford Book of American Poetry. Peacock wrote and acts in her one-woman show in poems, The Shimmering Verge, and is one of the originators of Poetry in Motion™, the popular program of placards on subways and buses. She lives in Toronto. For more, visit mollypeacock.com.