Matthew Thorburn: Two Poems from “A Green River in Spring”
First Light . The sun breaks like an egg over everything east of here. Stop stop, enough enough, the sparrows say—or that’s what Lao Wen says . they say in … Continue reading
April 11, 2015 · Leave a comment
Matthew Thorburn: Cicada
. Where do the bees go in winter, their hives shuttered in ice? When spring rains tear down the spider’s web, she strings up another. It seems the same cicadas … Continue reading
December 19, 2014 · 1 Comment