That a roof over every head shelters. That stresses compress or tension the trusses. That inspection figures the load, the bending. That a shear diagram and a moment diagram are not the same as living in the moment. And this shear has nothing to do with sheep, the wool shaved off the body. […]
Joannie Stangeland
Joannie Stangeland is the author of several collections, including The Scene You See (Ravenna Press). Her poems have also appeared in Meridian, The Pedestal Magazine, Whale Road Review, The MacGuffin, and other journals. Joannie holds an MFA from the Rainier Writing Workshop.