My two poems “Elijah” and “The Arrival” have been published in Issue 4 of Heartwood Literary Magazine, which is run by the MFA program at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Elijah
Sere bends the light
where no dew pearled
this morning
and won’t the next—
The Arrival
Whatever it is,
hold it like the pope
is bleeding in Constantinople,
like Pompeii
in the hungry hours.
Both of these poems are part of a larger project of retelling early Christian apocrypha, myths, and so on, which someday I hope will become a full book of poetry. “The Arrival” was drafted in one of the poetry workshops I attended at The Cabin in Idaho, inspired by my visit to Pompeii back in 2008 during my Fulbright year. Thanks, as always, for reading and supporting my work!
Cassandra Farrin 