Poems by John Balaban

Poems by John Balaban

For the Missing in Action, by John Balaban

From Locusts at the Edge of Summer Hazed with harvest dust and heat
the air swam with flying hu...

Passing Through Albuquerque, by John Balaban

From Locusts at the Edge of Summer At dusk, by the irrigation ditch
gurgling past backyards ne...

After Our War, by John Balaban

From Locusts at the Edge of Summer After our war, the dismembered bits
-- all those pierced ey...