Marianne Boruch
Recipient of Guggenheim and Rockefeller fellowships, Marianne Boruch is on the faculty of Purdue University but has been visiting professor at several other institutions. She has written essay collections and a memoir, as well as nine collections of poetry, among them Moss Burning, Grace, Fallen from; and most recently Cadaver, speak from Copper Canyon Press. “The Hawk” originally appeared in Shenandoah 46/4. The Hawk
He was halfway through the grackle when I got home. From the kitchen I saw blood, the black feathers scattered on snow. How the bird bent to each skein of flesh, his muscles tacking to the strain and tear. The … Continue reading