Negative Dancer
aplomb-ing ring-a-lev-i-
o bowl burlesque avant toe
derrière port de bras dip dolphin drizzle
porpoise slick
bear brigade
por-cu-pine
periwinkle
Calliope calypso antédiluvien liquesce
sum-mer-time
hypericum
turbinate jounce ramp radical gravity decline
declaration
deciduous
unbridle legere legacy leap sus-
pend float ar-tic-
u-
late
NUGATORY
dart diminish dispirit draw
malfunction
obviate
deprive
the suitors wore trucks.
transparency
. backfired
bareback provides superior
contact.
illustrious of alien is the cuttlefish.
not too close not too far
forthright furthermore
won’t you at the right moment
plume array cross junction superlative
permutations enliven sitting cross-legged
pleurisy in all its forms
companionship wears thin
scrutiny
lure in salubrious slumber
inundate disrobe scatter shutdown
simmer swell
diffuse
slur, slide parade
en—
sorcell
moisten
bounty stellar gloam nuzzle gussied slumber sartorial
calamitous dethrone repose respite
under-tow
gleam sonorous nightglue luster lure of asynchronous spur
bipedal loiter
nugget psalm
u-
biq-
uitous
The originator of Hinge Theory, Heller Levinson lives in the lower Hudson Valley. His most recent book is Lurk (Black Widow Press, 2021). His upcoming Lure is scheduled for a Spring 2022 release (also BWP).
