“Fleshy apples cave as winter arrives early
one October afternoon.
Even the cranes gorging
their hard corn in the fields
seem bewildered.”
Enjoy this audio recording of “A New Widow” by Christy Prahl from Vol. 34:3 of CALYX Journal! Buy your copy here!
Christy Prahl is an Illinois Arts Council grant recipient and the author of the poetry collection We Are Reckless (Cornerstone Press, 2023). A Best of the Net and three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, her work has been featured in Poetry Daily as well as many national and international journals. She splits her time between Chicago, IL, and rural Michigan. More can be found at https://christyprahl.wixsite.com/christy-prahl.
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