by Amanda McLeod
look. again, a raven
higher than creation, a shadow in the dogwood
came to carve me toward the tapestry, her wings
around my neck. i can say i called her closer, brought
her crackling through the canyon shifting shapes
i name my life. i know her by our symmetry.
how larger than a hawk & unafraid. that flight.
Kristin Lueke is a Chicana poet living in northern New Mexico. She is the author of the chapbook (in)different math, published by Dancing Girl Press. Her work has appeared in Wildness, HAD, Anti-Heroin Chic, Hooligan Magazine, the Santa Fe Reporter and elsewhere. You can find her @klooky on Instagram and Bluesky and theanimaleats.com.
Amanda McLeod is an author and artist based in Canberra, Australia. A passionate nature advocate and citizen scientist, she’s often outdoors when she’s not creating in her studio. Her work has appeared in many places both in print and online, more recently The Big Issue and Meniscus Literary Journal. She loves coffee and quiet places. She’s on the socials against her better judgment, always at @AmandaMWrites.