By Renoir gaither
near
the
glass
giraffes
and
Milk
Duds
behind
jars
of
clover
jelly
just
as
the
pinball
machines
start
speaking
in
tongues
she
says:
this
is
a
red
state
in
winter
people
here
go
to
sleep
Lutherans
and
wake
up
Buddhists
Renoir Gaither experiments with concretism, minimalism, and surreal chicanery. His poems have recently appeared in Streetcake, Gambling the Aisle, and Red Paint Hill. He lives and writes from St. Paul, MN.
Art: “My Eyes” by Michelle Johnsen
Michelle Johnsen (art editor) is a nature and portrait photographer in Lancaster, PA, as well as an amateur herbalist and naturalist. Her work has been featured by It’s Modern Art, Susquehanna Style magazine, Permaculture Activist magazine, EcoWatch.com, EarthFirst! Journal, Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative, and used as album art for Grandma Shake!, Anna & Elizabeth, and Liz Fulmer Music. Michelle’s photos have also been stolen by AP, weather.com, The Daily Mail, and Lancaster Newspapers. You can contact her at mjphoto717 [at] gmail.com.