Art: "Bridge At Dusk" by Leigh Ann Raab

Poetry: "Salix phylicifolia" by Éadbhard Ó Duinn

Esja looms in morning’s shroud,

         (“My mountain,”

my mother’s mantra.                     Her beloved.)

                           I shiver and

watch the bus cresting. Waist-high

         willow hedges delimit the garden

borders.              The wind salt edged.

         I’m lost at home.

My driftwood heart                       wasted.

Published November 9th 2024

Éadbhard Ó Duinn is a father of twins, a product of the New England shore, and he works with wine when not working with words. He studied Music Composition and Theory at the Hartt School of Music and History at the University of Southern Maine.

A Virginia-based photographer and poet, Leigh Ann‘s creative journey spans over two decades. Her poems delve into themes of healing from a troubled childhood to navigating her own mental health. Known for her constant companions-a pen and a camera- she captures the world through both words and visuals. This shot was made at dusk near Lynnhaven Inlet in Virginia Beach.