Deep in 4’33”

KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZ

Photo Credit: Krisine Esser Slentz

couch conversation
finger silky folds to
establish cravings
cream fill confection 

give instructions
check availability
of edible fixings
time to turn on 

sense vibration
wait as evening
juices squeeze as
sound exits device

predict to take pics
what angles bring
the most mouth-
wet pleasure 

Now, turn off
hand mixer

KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZ is a queer, experimental poet from northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland area. She is a Purdue University alum and currently is earning her MFA in creative writing (poetry) at City College of New York where she is an adjunct professor and a co-organizer of the MFA Reading Series. Some places her poetry has appeared in include Yes Poetry, The Shallow Ends, Glass Poetry, Crab Fat Magazine, and Flying Island Journal where she was nominated for a 2017 Pushcart Prize. @KESLENTZ