One of a series about my relationship with my father, who was a barber for much of his adult life. It was published in the spring, 2010 issue of Turtle Quarterly, and nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Poet
Keep Moving
Grandfather, Standing
Quitting Time
Cuajimalpa, Good Friday Evening
Yet We See a Lot of Remains
Flood Stage on the Upper Iowa
Spring Love
El Sacrificio Santo
I Will Watch You Through the Middle of the Night
Preparing
Fire Engine at the Senior Home, 5 am
The River and Its Mercy
The Boys Playing Basketball
Full Eclipse at Koinonia
First Communion for the Children of the Undocumented
Abigail Lives in a Box
YOU ARE MY FATHER, MY SON