On the Verge of Something Bright and Good

Poetry. Derek Pollard’s ON THE VERGE OF SOMETHING BRIGHT AND GOOD is a tight ball of golden strings. Each thread pulled reveals a playful night, a delicious taste of skin, a twilight seen through glass. ‘The fruit is a dream we hold to, ’ he writes, and each word here is its own sweet fruit. If you want to feel like language loves you, read these poems.–Nicole Walker