The herd is strong in me. It steers me when I think. / I feel
it grunting in my stomach when I sleep. / I walk with my herd invisibly
around me. / All my confusions are forms of loneliness.(...)
A tropical storm grows in the Atlantic with your name. / We listen
to warnings on the radio as we drive to the shore, / passing boarded-up
houses and closed storefronts.
(...)
Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Robert Watson Literary Prizes: Aimee Pokwatka for her story “The Glass Mountain,” and Melody S. Gee for her poem “The Voice Before.”
Rules for entering the Literary Prizes may be found under the Contest link above.