Tuesday, April 7, 2026

new from above/ground press: pinion, by Shelly Harder

pinion
Shelly Harder
$6

sparrow

wings shed night
feathers shred light
sparrow, won’t you stay?

stay, sparrow

leave me not where bulbs burn 
leave me not where screens beam 

draw me through the skin of night
dress me in rags of light

sparrow, stay

published in Ottawa by above/ground press
April 2026
a/g subscribers receive a complimentary copy


Shelly Harder
is the author of remnants, intimology, and zero dawn. They hold a doctorate from the University of Oxford and live and write in London, UK.

This is Harder’s second above/ground press title, after zero dawn (2021).

To order, send cheques (add $2 for postage; in US, add $3; outside North America, add $7) to: rob mclennan, 2423 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa ON K1H 7M9. E-transfer or PayPal at rob_mclennan (at) hotmail.com or the PayPal button at www.robmclennan.blogspot.com

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