National Poetry Month: ROOM WITH TWO WINDOWS by Sarah V. Schweig
Room with Two Windows by Sarah V. Schweig When he left, I was what was left. When two trees fell, I saw them falling. The noise of the street quiets the mind now the trees and wind are gone. Today I watch a man saw away the dead branch he’s standing on....
National Poetry Month!
For many poets, the start of National Poetry Month signals a time to create new work, and to develop their craft in unexpected directions. For those of us at the Black Warrior Review, the month of April also signals an opportunity to appreciate and re-engage with the...
40th Anniversary Feature: A SUGGESTION FOR DEPARTING
BY AMBER VOGEL The passengers gather. The conductor smokes The last of his cigarette, leans from the door, And flicks the end away. Your steps Quicken. You are clutching your ticket And your magazine. You stop. You wheel Round, panicked by yet another Vagrant...
40th Anniversary Feature: THE HORSE ON THE POND
by JIM HILGARTNER BWR Genre Editor, Fiction, 1996-1997 Cutting cordwood on the ridge Where the wind sweeps snow From fallen leaves and bracken, I paused, and stood holding the saw. Blue mountains shone Distant in the blue air. And at my feet an old plow horse,...