Rebecca Palermo

Rebecca Palermo spent years running her freelance writing and editing business and raising a family, and is now embracing her first love, poetry. She is inspired by the vivid lyricism and compelling intimacy of Ada Limón, Sarah Kay, and Ross Gay. Rebecca graduated from Barnard College and lives in eastern Massachusetts with her husband, son, and their sleepy golden retriever, Callie.

“Firmament,” “Pioneers,” and “Saw-whet”

Contemplating the eye of a loved one,
you have noted the white of the sclera,
Its contrast with the pigment of the iris,
the cast pulling your focus. Encircling
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