The Junk of Dreams: Jane Gentry's "The Concept of Morning"

Today's poem is "The Concept of Morning." It was written by Jane Gentry, Poet Laureate of Kentucky from 2007-2008, recipient of various honors, and professor at the University of Kentucky. You can read all about it here.

The poem is prefaced by a quote from "The Memoirs of Hadrian," which is as intriguing as the poem is beautiful, and the two compliment each other nicely. The quote tells what we descend into at night; the poem, the escape of it.