Forest Primeval by Vievee Francis / Northwestern University Press / 2016 / 978-0-8101-3243-6 Every so often I take a trip to the woods, and every time I come out having had a different experience. Heraclitus said this best with, “You could not step twice into the same river; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.” Such is the case each time I step into Vievee … [Read more...]
Two poems by Brittany Helmick
My Self-Care I’ve learned, is to keep my lavender growing. My daughter says she is scared to go to school. Says she is worried because the president hates Mexicans. I pulled the sage from my pocket and wrapped her fingers ‘round. She asks where the place is for little half-Mexican girls like her. I kiss her freckles and tell her it is here - in this poem & … [Read more...]
