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An ode to a horse embryo for sale, 2025

by Katie Harrison


“Inspired by a news article edited by my fiancée, Eliška, I was struck by the absurdity (and inhumanity) of spending a fortune hoping to re-create the fastest horse.”

Katie Harrison (*1996) is an American writer based in Prague, CZ. She is the co-founder and editor of Opal Age Tribune, a queer art and lit magazine. Her poetry and writing can be found in Opal Age Tribune and alfabèto. 

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© Artwork courtesy of the artist
Beholden to the potential of the unborn
money can buy you hooves and empires

“catch me if you can” for the right price
a new generation to be revered
(if the jump is high enough)

Seasons later
there will be
nary a soul in the stands
when a gun is raised to mend a broken leg.