Blackbird Archive
← v12n1, Spring 2013
Poetry · Volume 12, Number 1

Lucy wraps salmon

Claudia Cortese

A poem depicting a girl's compulsive rituals and disturbing dreams tied to unspoken family trauma.

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Claudia Cortese

Claudia Cortese’s poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Best New Poets 2011 (Samovar Press), Crazyhorse , Hayden’s Ferry Review , Rattle , and DIAGRAM , among others. Photo by Rohin Guha