painting bananas because he is in a rut


Ladies and gentleman, the banana.  This is one of the bananas Matt Somma painted when he was in a rut.  This painting (and bits of the ensuing conversation) provided the spark for the poem "furniture," which is in the chapbook.

The painting was a gift from the generous, benevolent, and well-dressed Matt Somma himself.

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