KB Nelson - Two Pieces

KB Nelson is a Canadian writer who thrives in the intersection of art and science. She has won awards in both poetry and short fiction, and is published in a variety of journals and anthologies. KB has resided from coast to coast in Canada, in Arizona, and in New Zealand. A graduate of Simon Fraser University’s Southbank writing program, she currently lives in Greater Vancouver.

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Looking for Meaning

"Looking For Meaning" was created from the poem "born at night" by Cara-Lyn Morgan. It is about the sense of a baby learning to talk--learning to ascribe meaning to the sounds, most especially creating meaningful names for all objects and actions--is what informed my erasure poem.

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Endpiece

The original text of "Endpiece" is meant to be discernible, and speaks to the monster's crushed aspirations and lonely ending.