Sparrow flies by the corner room’s corner window. Flies when it sees me. Faces East. So much hair; dark, “It looks cherry in this light,” my mother says through the phone. My other daughter at home with grandma. I don’t know how to do this: share myself. […]
John Spiegel
John Spiegel is a poet and English teacher from Fairbon, Ohio where he lives with his wife Courtney and two daughters. He received his MFA in Poetry from Miami University in 2020. He is a poetry reviewer for The Constant Critic, as well as a poetry reader for West Trade Review. His Op Eds have been featured in Vine Leaves Literary Journal, and his poetry, nonfiction, and fiction have been published by Milk & Cake Press, Indiana Voice Journal, Typehouse Literary Journal, and others. His manuscript In Bloom (2024) is published by Finishing Line Press. He loves bonsai trees, The Muppets, and punk rock.