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Beau Boudreaux



She in Chardonnay dress
empties her glass
sapphire necklace catches
chandelier light—golden haired
chignon commands the room.   

About the author:
Beau Boudreaux teaches English in Continuing Studies at Tulane 
University in New Orleans.  His first book-length collection Running Red, Running Redder was published in the spring of 2012 by Cherry Grove Collections.  He has published his poetry in journals including Antioch Review and Louisiana Literature, and in anthologies including The Southern Poetry Anthology.