...Veronica Kuhn Copyright © 2019 Veronica Kuhn 2019 Veronica Kuhn Self-Portrait as Lollipops That Grow into Plants after You re Done Eating Them Welcome to the leftover forest of me. At your feet, you ll see the aster in flower, once my first stick of gum. That cypress to the north came from...

...Verónica Reyes © 2014 Verónica Reyes 2014 Verónica Reyes Bad Flower What a bad flower I am Tsk, tsk, bad florecita So many bad florecitas Blooming out in callejoncillos Blossoming in glittery jardines Blooming out in dusty fronteras Blossoming...

..., Ploughshares, FIELD, and elsewhere. She codirects the creative writing program at Mississippi State University. 164 the minnesota review Verónica Reyes is a Chicana feminist jota poet from East LA, Cali- fas. Her poems aim to give voice to all her communities: Chicanas/os, immigrants, and la...

... of Chicago and an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Mark L. Keats earned his MFA from the University of Maryland and his PhD from Texas Tech University. His work has appeared in Port- land Review, Jellyfish Review, and Switchback. Veronica Kuhn is a technical writer. Her poems have appeared...

... mammals such as lemmings, ground squirrels, and hares. Recent wildlife surveys suggest that the species is becoming more creative in satisfying its basic needs of food and shelter. Tonight, I picked up a girl at the bar. Her name is Veronica and she teaches blind kids. Blue ribbons, dark...