originally published in san pedro river review, vol. 16 no.1, spring 2024wild thorn berries, winter 2023originally published online, in slightly different form, in the lascaux review, fall 2014ramirez family portrait, circa 1940s1968 news article about my granddad’s brother, who was shot and killed outside a bar near the family home in south toledo. i found this article in the toledo blade film archives at the main branch library. dios bendiga…crescent moon caught on powerlines, autumn 2022standing outside the cake shop, a renowned indie rock venue in lower east side manhattan. spring 2009an analog acceptance letter sent via postal mail. the funny thing is, i never received my contributor’s copy, and therefore don’t actually know if my poem was ever printed in this magazine. receiving physical correspondence from a poetry journal, however, was a surprising and unique experience in itselfsnowy field at dawn, winter 2023originally published online, in slightly different form, in red fez, spring 2014site of the former cresceus heights trailer park asleep in the shadows of sun oil refinery. fall 2023rail bridge over the portage river, summer 2024originally published in forklift, ohio, issue no. 37, spring 2019lone tree casting shade over a gravel road, summer 2024originally published in san pedro river review, vol. 7 no. 1, spring 2015small birds gliding on morning light, autumn 2022a tranquil day at lake erie, winter 2023[author’s note: i basically hate this poem, but it was cathartic for me to write, so i shared in hopes it may also be so for you to read]october sky with tree and powerlines, 2022i was very fortunate to have a poem printed in this issue of midwestern gothic. i loved everything about this publication’s aesthetic, and was especially impressed by the cover art and overall design of this issueoriginally published online, in slightly different form, in red river review, fall 2014a polaroid i took of my grandpa (left) and his brother david, fall 2004gold star for robot boyposter for my mfa reading at alabama, which took place fall 2017author photograph, september 2024
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