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Silent Blossoms

Jun 19, 2025Kenneth PoboSummer 2025, Summer 2025 PoetryKenneth Pobo, Poetry, Summer 2025

By Kenneth Pobo A yellow orchid just blooming, noise from cars and mowers at the window which I shut tight, a quiet that calls me to come closer and sing softly. Kenneth PoboKenneth Pobo (he/him) is the author of twenty-one chapbooks and nine full-length collections. Recent books include Bend of Quiet (Blue Light Press, 2015),

PERFECTLY CAUGHT

Mar 13, 2023Kenneth PoboWinter 2022, Winter 2022 PoetryKenneth Pobo, Poetry

by Kenneth Pobo In Heaven, Roy Orbison takes off his sunglasses. Once these perfect gates close, he’s perfectly caught. He strums a guitar, hopes for sound. Kenneth PoboKenneth Pobo (he/him) is the author of twenty-one chapbooks and nine full-length collections. Recent books include Bend of Quiet (Blue Light Press, 2015), Loplop in a Red City