Talk
by Rachel Voss
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Rachel Voss is a high school English teacher living in Queens, New York. She graduated with a degree in Creative Writing and Literature from SUNY Purchase College. Her work has previously appeared in The Ghazal Page, Hanging Loose Magazine, Unsplendid, Jokes Review, Silver Birch Press, 3Elements Review, and Bodega Magazine, among others.
What surprising, fascinating stuff can you tell us about the origin, drafting, and/or final version of “Talk”? I was inspired to write this poem by the interactions I witnessed between two young siblings: a neuroatypical older brother and his neurotypical younger sister, who, in her innocence, conveyed perfectly the beauty and gravity of her brother’s condition.
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Submissions
Poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction/prose poetry submissions are now closed. The reading period for standard submissions opens again March 15, 2023. Submit here.
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