“I’ve got a red, hot heart; and your hearts as blue as the blood in your veins.” –Tracy Chapman There is a woman whose throat is a bruise– a chord of major pain. There is brine in my eye and a woman, […]
Jodi Balas
Jodi Balas is a neurodivergent poet from Northeast Pennsylvania. A lover of words (salacious, being a favorite – it just rolls off the tongue), her poetry has been accepted in Hole in the Head Review, Painted Bride Quarterly, Wild Roof Journal, and elsewhere. Jodi’s poem, “His mouth, mine” was selected as a finalist for the 2023 River Heron Review poetry prize and her poem, “Bone Density” won the 2023 Comstock Review Muriel Craft Bailey Award judged by Danusha Lameris. Jodi is in the process of developing her first Chapbook to market to the poetry world. You could follow her musings on Instagram @jodibalas_