issue 6
// poetry
[ W r ] ( f ) i ( g h ) t [ e ]
by Elijah St. Pierre
The reason [I’m] a writer is
when life has me [going] full haywire
all that I need [to] do is align words;
and the [punch] of the keyboard
or [that] raspy, scratchy sound
a pen [prick] makes on paper
soothes me [in] a way in which
not even ONE of [the] movements
of a talking [mouth] can.
about the author // Elijah St. Pierre
| Elijah St. Pierre works on the data team at a public policy research center. He resides in his birth city of New Orleans, but was raised in Albuquerque. He discovered his appreciation for poetry while working as a writing tutor during his undergrad at Penn State. His work has appeared in several indie publications, including Chillmag, Flowermouth, and Limacine. Outside of writing, Elijah enjoys boxing, moonshining, and looking at rocks. |
Instagram: @puddles.poems (poetry) @st.p.air (main)
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