Is what he's found in his first villanelle. Hayden Carruth is the author of many books, including Suicides and Jazzers (1993) and Collected Longer Poems (1994).

Where the night is going, where the day comes from. Where your batch of honor comes with the shiny bling, There are wild dogs, watchmen, guns, and Uncle Tom. The picture stares and tightens his jaw ...