Martina Reisz Newberry

Martina Reisz Newberry’s newest collection, Blues for French Roast with Chicory was published by Deerbrook Editions in February, 2020. Her work has been widely published in the U.S. and abroad. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Brian Newberry, a Media Creative.

"Too Long in Bed," "As Always," and "Connecting"

The news shows iguanas falling from the trees,
immobile in the cold weather, fair game for hawks
or chefs who claim they taste like chicken.
I, too, am immobile. Frightened,
I stay too long in bed.

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"Sweet/Sad" and "John Nelson Darby Comes Clean"

When we think back on it, we’ll call it “the end times”
and remember the strongmen tying knots in their thick ropes
just before they used them for saving those in the crevasses.

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