by Alex Steelsmith

“[The] exhibit opened as a pop-up on the National Mall.”
“Judges block pop-up beach parties in 2 Jersey Shore towns.”
“Black business owners celebrate Juneteenth with pop-up event in Roseland”
“Pop-up driver licensing offices coming to Kentucky Counties.”
“…Festival hosts pop-up church service.”
—Recent headlines

Jiggery-poppery,
pop-up phenomena
all of a sudden are
everywhere. Yup,

just when you wish you were
finished with pop-ups they
phraseologically
keep popping up.