Poem of the Week: "Cold June" by Joel Long

The VPR Poem of the Week is Joel Long’s “Cold June,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2004 issue (Volume V, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review.

Joel Long’s book, Winged Insects, was the winner of the White Pine Press Poetry Prize in 1999. His poetry has appeared in various magazines, including Bellingham Review, Cape Rock, Chattahoochee Review, Crab Orchard Review, Mid-American Review, Poet Lore, Prairie Schooner, Seattle Review, Sonora Review, Sou’wester, Willow Springs, and Wisconsin Review. His poems also have been anthologized in American Poetry: The Next Generation, Essential Love, and Fresh Water.

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