Imitation Crab

“Vagnino is a poet to pay attention to, one who chronicles the ways we meet and break apart and what energy is generated by those kinetics.”
–Sonia Greenfield, author of Letdown

“Imitation Crab fairly overflows with deft formal exploration, mordant wit and lyrical praise for the sensual world and its pleasures.”
–Jon Loomis, author of The Mansion of Happiness

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Published poems

Imitation Crab
published in Volume One

How to Explain Death to Your Daughter
published in the St. Paul Almanac Impressions series (Fall 2017)

The Worst Metaphors for Our Relationship
published in Unsplendid, issue 7.1

Vera vs. the Butterflies
published in Measure, Vol. 8.1

Raw Bar
published in Words Apart, issue #4

Rubato: Fire Island
published as part of Wisconsin’s Eat Local::Read Local Program, April 2015

Souvenir
published in Poetry City, USA, Vol. 5

Your Dreams Explained
published in Poetry Quarterly, Fall 2011

Still Life
published in Volume One

Ode to Virtues
published in nthWORD, no. 3

Cook Until Done
published in Waterways, Vol. 31, No. 1

Wunderkind
published in The Raintown Review, Vol. 8, Issue 2

Chrysalis
published in Waterways, Vol. 31, No. 3

Oxford, Mississippi
published in The Furnace Review, Summer 2010

Ineffable
published in The Road Not Taken, Vol. 3, No. 3; republished in Volume One

Learning Curve
published in Waterways, Vol. 30, No. 10

Mise-en-scène
published in Volume One

Sisters
published in nibble, No. 9

The Bridegroom
published in The Road Not Taken, Vol. 3, No. 3

The Storm
published in Words Apart, issue #4