“It’s almost September again.
I sit stiffening in the wide
wicker chair, watching
my line break while late summer folds
the garden like a spent libretto, edges
shredded to a slatternly fringe.

Enjoy this audio recording of “Coming Quiet” by Kathleen Loe from Vol. 34:3 of CALYX Journal! Buy your copy here!

Kathleen Loe is a poet and visual artist living in Hudson, NY. She has taught poetry at the Hudson branch of The Writers Studio. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in CALYX Journal, The New Ohio Review, Waxwing, Sugar House Review, Cagibi Lit, and Rise Up Review.