The Photojournalism Archive

Wearing the head and pelt of a wolf he shot, an attendee at a fur exposition in Anchorage, Alaska heads to the show passing the Hilton Hotel in downtown.

Wolfing It Down

At the reception desk a dozen caribou

     check in. Their luggage

already on the elevator. In line behind them,

     a cranky beaver wanting to chew

on chair legs, a porcupine couple

     insisting on a water bed.

Outside the hotel a wolf paces

     waiting for a vacant room.

This their last refuge before others steal

     their animal heat.