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Susan Tepper is a twenty-year writer and the author of eight published books of fiction and poetry. What Drives Men is a quirky road novel and her most recent book that came out from Wilderness House Press in June, and was shortlisted at American Book Fest. Tepper has worked a variety of jobs that include actress, singer, flight attendant, marketing manager, cable TV producer, interior decorator, rescue worker and more. A new poetry book will be coming out in April. Tepper is a native New Yorker. www.susantepper.com

Slice

Susan Tepper

Take this heart and slice
from north to south—
Assuming the heart
contains specific
territorial positions
Can be measured
and fixed despite
severity of wounds
Is not the wolf cry
or bat hanging in the attic
the fish flapping on docks
in all weather.
Eyes, unnoticed, turned inward.

— Susan Tepper

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