Robyn Groth
Maximalism & Wallpaper
hearts of ivy, star jasmine, / the “on and on”
-Rae Armantrout, “Scale”
Patterns over-
grow walls,
mimic hearts
of ivy. We fill
a room adding,
adding star jas-
mine, creeping
Charlie, purple
wisteria, heavenly
blue morning
glory, glory, glory.
Dissatisfaction
blossoms. How
dandelions spread:
making us wish
for more.
Robyn Groth reads “Maximalism & Wallpaper”
Robyn Groth is an Autistic poet and bookmaker with an MA in linguistics. She is the author of Hello, Robot (Defunkt Press), and her poetry is published or forthcoming in CALYX Journal, Cordite Poetry Review, and Sugar House Review.