Giacometti’s The Cat, by Dan MacIsaac

The Cat, by Alberto Giacometti (Switzerland) 1951

Giacometti’s The Cat 
 
Taut predator
lancing light,
 
iron spine
unflexed,
 
steel stalk
unyielding,
 
ramrod 
a horizon
 
of blast
& storm,
 
rebar lugged
& ribbed,
 
cast to crush
thin skulls 
 
of common rats--
or critics.

Dan MacIsaac

Dan MacIsaac, a trial lawyer, served for ten years as a director on the Environmental Law Centre board at the University of Victoria. In 2017, Brick Books published his collection of poetry, Cries from the Ark. His poetry, fiction and verse translations have been published in a wide variety of literary magazines, including Stand, The Malahat Review, Arc, and The American Journal of Poetry. His poetry has received awards including the Foley Prize from America Magazine. Dan MacIsaac’s work has been short-listed for the Walrus Poetry Prize and the CBC Short Story Prize. His website, which includes links to his poetry published in online journals, is www.danmacisaac.com.  ​