Poetry | February 07, 2017
Poetry Feature: Christopher Citro
Christopher Citro
Featuring the poems:
- Watching You to See How to React to All This
- Throwing Pebbles into Perpetual Orbit
- Sick of Sick
- Returning Home after the Funeral
- Where You and I Could Get a Coffee Sit by a Lake and Talk
- Removing the Butter Dish from the Fridge with a Sense of Urgency
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