Leesa Dean
$5
In the desert of Itabira
time gnaws ruined houses
these walls know nothing of rain
nor hail the size of pearls
no grass
no bromelias or ferns
only sand
more sand
Of course Carlos would live here
a village lost in time
where servant girls patter
like birds between market stalls
He has two himself
bloodshot beauties
who call him master
There is a party to welcome us—
hens
cuchaca
meat cloaked in herbs
from some other kingdom
where soil allows life
to flourish
published in Ottawa by above/ground press
January 2020
a/g subscribers receive a complimentary copy
cover art: Matty Kakes
Leesa Dean is a graduate of the University of Guelph's MFA program and a creative writing instructor at Selkirk College. Her first book, Waiting for the Cyclone (Brindle and Glass) was nominated for the 2017 Trillium and Relit Awards and her fiction, essays, poetry and interviews have been published in numerous magazines and anthologies. She is a co-founder of the literary journal Black Bear Review and has served as the interviews editor of the Humber Literary Review in the past. She lives on an acreage in Krestova, BC with her artist husband Matty Kakes and daughter Scarlett Heart, surrounded by crashed cars and fruit trees.
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