A long-time resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, John Repp (www.johnreppwriter.com) holds an MFA in Writing from the University of Pittsburgh. His most recent collection of poetry is The Soul of Rock & Roll: Poems Acoustic, Electric & Remixed, 1980-2020, published by Broadstone Books.
Poem Ending With a Line from Tomas Tranströmer (via Robin Robertson)
Oh to be veeringalong Baum Boulevardto the beatus via north,where the squalls of Mercer vanish for a minute, horizon a violet knife-cut, curtainof snow throbbingat the grade’s bottom—none of which you’ll know, my dear,no matter how loudthe ringing tambourines of ice.