Michael Kleber-Diggs is a poet, essayist, literary critic, and arts educator. He is the author of the poetry collection ...

The spadix of the skunk cabbage, however, is thermogenic. It knows how to make its own heat, like a warmblooded animal.

Ape: v. To imitate, to mimic (pretentiously, irrationally, or absurdly). To mimic the reality. (See also parrot.) Bat: v. To hit away, to strike or hit a ball with a bat. There is also the US ...