Poem of the week: Digging the Well by Erica McAlpine
A breezy but ambiguous allegory arranges its symbols with appealing witDigging the Well On our plot between the river and the railroad track, there is a well. We discovered it by chance — weeds had covered all but a sliver of its rim which time had filled to the brim with soil and rock. Continue reading...

A breezy but ambiguous allegory arranges its symbols with appealing wit
Digging the Well
On our plot between the river
and the railroad track,
there is a well. We discovered
it by chance — weeds had covered
all but a sliver
of its rim
which time had filled to the brim
with soil and rock. Continue reading...