Frank Lehner a poet, award-winning book designer, folk artist, and playwright out of Pittsburgh, Pa. His poetry has appeared in diverse periodicals, and his plays have been staged in Pittsburgh and New York City. His full-length book of poems, Mrs. Nussbaum’s Monkey, is from Bottom Dog Press (2025).
Ice Ball
Ice Ball A couple of kids sniggering behind a corner mailbox in waitgot me good they did. One, off the top of my cool tossle cap and the second, a square plunk to the shoulder that stung.Then there they ran up Bell Avenue then left through Wilson’s yard vanished I could hear the laughing delight …