C. Dale Young Biography C. Dale young is the author of three collections of poetry, the most recent being Torn (Four Way Books, 2011). He practices medicine full-time and teaches in the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers. He lives in San Francisco. http://www.cdaleyoung.com See Work POETRY / Spring 2012 The Prodigal By C. Dale Young POETRY / Spring 2012 Hush By C. Dale Young Winter 2007 Deus ex machina By C. Dale Young Winter 2007 Sepsis By C. Dale Young POETRY / Fall 2005 Late Poem By C. Dale Young POETRY / Fall 2004 Quiet City By C. Dale Young POETRY / Spring 2004 Torn By C. Dale Young There was the knife and the broken syringe then the needle in my hand, the Tru-Cut followed by the night-blue suture. Autumn 2000 Cri De Coeur By C. Dale Young