The stunning blank verse of the UMKC police blotter

Dickinson, Bukowski, Eliot — they were charlatans. If you want starkness and open space in your poetry, there’s a never-ending supply a click away. You just have to imagine where the line breaks would be. Kneel before the new idol.
Information ––
Victims were sent packages
from a student that made them feel
uncomfortable.
Disturbance —
Neighbors complained of
a loud party at 54th and Harrison streets. The party moved inside
to keep the noise down.
Suspicious Person —
A home-
less person was
contacted in regard to leaving newspaper
all over the Quad.
Suspicious Party —
A suspicious party arrived
at the Student Health
and Wellness
clinic looking for the Police Department and began
yelling.
Vehicular Hit & Run —
A moving
van damaged the garage
overhang in the Oak Street Parking Structure
and
left
the
scene.