a tree in the advanced poetry workshop

by MJ Weerts

 

Oak ripped the bark off
a clique of circular talkers
who learned on the last day
that a whole term of knotty
resistance to notes was not
a language issue.

 

 


MJ Weerts (he/him) teaches composition and film at LSU. He loves Thao and Kai so much.

Published On: April 26, 2026