a poem in reckoning

my poem fear of pipes and shallow water was recently published in issue 8 of Reckoning, a nonprofit, annual journal of creative writing on environmental justice. you can find the poem online, or you can support the journal by buying a physical copy of issue 8. either way, thank you for reading.

part of the poem was *inspired* by the pipe burst flood that prompted my relocation in early 2022, an attempt at processing my frustration in a healthy, productive way. more inspiration came from enjoying wyman park in the spring. i submitted to reckoning on a whim, and had forgotten about my submission entirely when they reached out for a rewrite request.

i was partly inspired to write this poem after reading one of my grandmother’s poems that my mom dug up from the Oregon East journal. perhaps soon ill write a blog about that poem in more detail.

until then, clear skies