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Poetry · Volume 17, Number 2

Steel-Jaw

Natalie Mesnard

A poem observes strangers in an airport line, weaving reflections on hunger, aging, and the way pain can eclipse love.

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Natalie Mesnard

Natalie Mesnard’s poetry, fiction, and nonfiction have appeared in The Gettysburg Review , Green Mountains Review , The Journal , Kenyon Review Online , Ninth Letter , and Tampa Review . Natalie’s loot-splitting board game, DemocraSea , was a 2016 IndieCade Festival Selection. Natalie teaches in the game design and interactive media program at Pratt Institute.