Angelina Brooks’ Poetry Chapbook Just Published

Creative Writing Instructor Angelina Brooks’ Poetry Chapbook Heavy Bloom has been published by Bottlecap Press. To learn more about the book and its author, please visit the Bottlecap Press website. Below is a poem from the book.

Clemency

The wind smooths dunes,

sea oats, and sundew:

a hand straightening

a duvet.

I wade, ankle-deep,

and skip sand dollars.

The waves smother

their plunks.

One of these creatures

pauses in my palm;

its monstrous hairs

still shuffle.

I could let it dry out,

die slowly on a windowsill,

or quick

in a tub of bleach.