Issue 27

Dale Champlin, Gibsen Girl Silhouette, Collage, 2021 PEONIES   These blooming peonies appear like those at the South Mountain side of the Chinese poet’s hut. Propped up, the peonies open at the level of my eyes. Across pinks and reds, across centuries, I meet the poet’s stare. Both at once we blurt, with wide smiles […]