Pownal, Vermont We think we can capture a creature by naming it. Long-distance lover. Partner. Mountain lion. Lion Daddy. Daddy. American lion. Forty names in this language alone. Dating, but only on FaceTime. In this language alone. Open. Poly. Open but not actually poly. Just open. Puma, cougar, lynx. Why try to love wildly again? […]
Julia C. Alter
Julia C. Alter holds an MFA in Poetry from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and appeared in numerous print and online journals. Recent poems can be found in Fugue, The Santa Clara Review, Voicemail Poems, and Stained: An Anthology of Writing About Menstruation. She lives in Vermont with her son. www.alterpoetry.com.