James Arthur was born in Connecticut and raised in Canada. His debut poetry collection is entitled Charms against Lightning (Copper Canyon Press, 2012). Arthur has taught composition at Northwest Missouri State University and is an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins. He lives in the Baltimore area with his wife, the fiction writer Shannon Robinson.

Omnivore

by James Arthur

I eat what’s put in front of me, as all

          great men do.
Should you eat shark? I know some wouldn’t,

          but I do

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