Mathias Nelson | The Sun Magazine

Mathias Nelson

Mathias Nelson is a janitor. He’s also the descendant of Rollo, first ruler of Normandy. His first book of poetry, Dip My Pacifier in Whiskey, was published by The New York Quarterly. He lives in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

— From February 2018
Poetry

The People I Work With Don’t Talk About Trump

We’re janitors, but we’re called floor-crew technicians. / We work at night. / Darius lives in a trailer with his dad / because his dad has cirrhosis and emphysema.

February 2018
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