David Lee was named the first Poet Laureate of Utah in 1997, and he has also received the Utah Governor’s Award for lifetime achievement in the arts. His work draws on a rich experience that includes seminary study, boxing, raising hogs, and becoming the only white athlete to play for the Negro League Post Texas Blue Stars. Retired from Southern Utah University, where he taught for more than three decades, Lee divides his time among Oregon, Nevada, and Utah.

Nighthunting with John

by David Lee

Last night I went hunting
hogfeed with John
up and down the black alleys
splitting a case of Lucky
looking for the good spots
unburned barrels where expensive folks
pile their scraps for John’s sows—

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