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.
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 →