“We can be lighter, warmer, softer,
Kinder, better; this day reminds me of that.”
Leeya Mehta
“We can be lighter, warmer, softer,
Kinder, better; this day reminds me of that.”
“Area writers are putting out some incredible new work this fall that deserves attention” Hannah Greico
“A Story of the World Before the Fence acknowledges “how barriers can keep / wandering spirits separate from those they love,” but it nevertheless consoles us with the miracle that is laughter:...” –Randi Ward
The dance is on
but the music’s new;
beware the ice and
find reasons to move to keep warm.
Her body scrubbed clean
she soaks in the bone hot bath,
as steam from the springs opens her pores,
pixelated flowers in bloom.
“I cannot be in two places at once:
That is axiomatic.”
From Madras Central by Vijay Nambisan
An essay on The Abduction, originally published on the Beloit Poetry Journal blog.
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