
     the wilderness rose as incense
     I say arid and the room says storm
 
John Fry is the author of the chapbook silt  will swirl (NewBorder, 2012). His poems have appeared or are  forthcoming in Colorado Review, West Branch, Water~Stone  Review, and The Laurel Review, among others. He is a graduate  of the MFA program at Texas State University. He serves as a poetry editor  for Newfound Journal, and he is an assistant instructor and PhD  student at the University of Texas at Austin.  ![]()
Photo by Ismael Ayala