I’m designated science teacher. I zoom out on the NASA website to the other galaxies. Then back to our milky way. One says, I hate that candy. Another says, I can’t eat snickers—nuts. Which sends us down a path of likes, dislikes, what we fear. Of course, the moon doesn’t change. It’s our perception, depending […]
Mary Lou Buschi
Mary Lou Buschi (she/her) authored 3 poetry collections. Blue Physics, 2024 (Lily Poetry Review) was a finalist for Contemporary Poetry in The International Book Awards and a distinguished favorite, Independent Press Award. Paddock, 2021(LPR). Poems appear in The Glacier, Ploughshares, Sixth Finch, Verse Daily, among other literary magazines. Mary Lou is a graduate of The MFA Program For Writers at Warren Wilson College. She also holds a Master of Science in Urban Education. Mary Lou has received fellowships from The Santa Fe Writers Conference, Vermont Studio Center, and The New York City Teaching Fellows. Currently, she is a special education teacher in the Bronx.
Train Ride through Small Towns
After Hopper Her suitcase was too wide for the aisle, too heavy to lift, so she stood between the train locks, where the breeze angles up, where weeds between the rails cleave to a purchase. Wicker seats give and crackle as each passenger sits. The windows are open, as green fans wobble overhead. A crowd […]