Issue 09
poetry
“The Dispossessed”
by Bruce Robinson
“Turf Houses, Iceland” by Francois Bereaud
bereft of their trees
the birds recalculate their
shorn geometries
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Recent work by Bruce Robinson appears or is forthcoming in Tar River Poetry, Spoon River, Rattle, Mantis, Two Hawks Quarterly, Peregrine, Tipton Poetry Journal, North Dakota Quarterly, and Aji. A graduate of Kenyon and Johns Hopkins, he divides his time uncertainly between Brooklyn and Albany, NY, as do, though not without protest, his several cats.
Francois Bereaud is a husband, dad, full-time math professor/mentor in the San Diego Congolese refugee community, mountain biker, and mediocre hockey player. His stories and essays have been published online and in print. His work has earned Pushcart and Best of the Net nominations. The Counter Pharma-Terrorist & The Rebound Queen is his published chapbook and the realization of a dream. You can find links to his writing at francoisbereaud.com. He loves travel and occasionally snaps a worthwhile picture.