She said the gleaner would arrive at three. We visit this widow nearly a year after the loss, a long suffering for them both. The sun low, the air cooling, we step from the glassed-in mudroom into the kitchen where her bounty of prismed applesauce lies pooled on the countertops in mason jars. The sixty-year-old […]
Karen Morris
Karen McAferty Morris writes about nature and social issues. Her poetry has been recognized for its “appeal to the senses, the intellect, and the imagination.” Her chapbooks “Elemental” (2018) “Confluence” (2020) and “Significance” (due out this year) are all national prize winners. She is a fan of Billy Collins, Mary Oliver, and Gary Young. She lives in the Florida Panhandle.