We ask our contributors the tough questions, and they get one word to respond. First up this month is Ryan Clark, author of this month’s featured poem, “I. [eye].”

What’s the single best word for:
1) The smell that brings you back to the best time in your life:
chickens
2) Your last dream:
babymice
3) Covering your tracks:
trashcan
4) Your sense of style:
lackluster
5) The most beautiful thing to say:
/doʊ/
6) The hottest day of the year:
yomama
7) What you’re hungry for:
water
8) Deletion from the dictionary:
adversarial