Today's poem is
"[When You Asked, I Thought At First]"
from West Branch
Boyer Rickel
is the author of arreboles (Wesleyan) and Taboo (Wisconsin), a collection of autobiographical essays. His poems have appeared in Iowa Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Prairie Schooner, and Sonora Review.
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Poets in this issue: Craig Beaven, Stephen Broyard, Annie Finch, Benjamin Scott Grossberg, James Allen Hall, James Harms, David Kapp, Ariana-Sophia M. Kartsonis, Keetje Kuipers, Hailey Leithauser, Doug Ramspeck, Boyer Rickel, Mary Ruefle, Aleda Shirley, Erin Elizabeth Smith, Tracy K. Smith, David Swerdlow, Mike White
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