Prayer

Phillip B. Williams is the author of one chapbook, Bruised Gospels (BLOOM Books, 2011), which won BLOOM’s inaugural chapbook competition. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Callaloo , The Southern Review , Painted Bride Quarterly , Sou'wester , and other journals. Williams has received fellowships from Cave Canem, and a work-study scholarship in poetry from Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. He is the poetry editor of Vinyl Poetry . Photo by Rachel Eliza Griffiths