Reading Coffee Grounds

In this post you will find the third and final poem that was meant to be published in June. It is the title poem of a chapbook I am revising, which explores my understanding of the self through the lense of one of my favorite beverages, coffee. It's specific and a little odd, and I…

underbelly

This is the second of three poems that were meant to be published in early June, had the venue's website not been left defunct and their social media abandoned. The first of these poems, Canary, can be found here.   underbelly Every night that month our only question was which trees to plant in the…

Canary

The following is the first of three poems that were meant to be published in early June. The venue's website went defunct on the first of that month and they have not responded to any attempts to contact them, so I've decided to share the poems with you all over the next few weeks.  …

Line of Best Fit—The Raven Chronicles

This year marks the end of the Raven Chronicles as a journal and the beginning of their lifetime as book publishers. I've been aware of them for a while now, and wanted to be included among the other wonderful work they curate. When they posted their "Last Call" submission, I jumped on the chance; it…

What Red Blood

I wrote this poem just shy of a year ago and it was published at Poetry Circle. Unfortunately, the person running that site decided to go in a different direction a while ago and, due to lack of opportunities for re-publication, I've decided to share it here.   What Red Blood Red enters the woods…