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in an exception someone is exempted
they are not accepted
intercepted

they are pulled out to stand in front
or hide behind
either disappear or appear profoundly

they are found out
peered at

their parents find them except-
they don’t

the children escape the parents
the parents escape the children

i am an exceptional child
worker and worder, a big mouth

i haven't been to the dentist in years
bytes are how i earn my vibes

my letters are large
they can be cut into fractions

they have many actions
they are actionable








Inna Krasnoper is a poet and artist based in Berlin. Her Russophone poetry collections include Нитки торчат (Loose Threads), published by Voznesensky Center, and  Дорогой человек (Dear Person) from Novoe Literaturnoe Obozrenie. Her writing in English has appeared in SAND, Ghost Proposal, Poetry Daily, Pocket Samovar, Oversound, 128 LIT, and TILT. Inna is the author of two chapbooks: Over Sight (Eulalia Books, 2024) and Sealed (Black Sunflowers Poetry Press, 2024). Her full-length poetry collection dis tanz is forthcoming from Veliz Books in March 2025.