Jessica Hornik is the author of the poetry collection A Door on the River and an associate editor of National Review. Her poems have appeared in The Atlantic, The Times Literary Supplement, The New Criterion, Poetry, and many other publications.
PLEASANT BAY
Because it rained all day, everyone grew sad.
Those already sad grew sadder.
The cupped blossoms of the wild strawberries
broadcast through the fields
drained as quickly as they filled,
while we were filled ...
AMONG OTHERS
Working alone in the house,
I look to the solitary sculls
passing on the river
for a sense that I am
among others. The geese—
my dogs—convene in the yard
near the water. A summer
in ...
