Poet of the MonthJoanna ValenteAlana Saltz, poetry, poet of the month

Alana Saltz: January 2020 Poet of the Month

Poet of the MonthJoanna ValenteAlana Saltz, poetry, poet of the month
Alana Saltz: January 2020 Poet of the Month
Photo: Joanna C. Valente

Photo: Joanna C. Valente

Stargazer

The nebulas in my neck
are black and white

            alight with bursts of red, blue, and yellow.

I roll my eyes back
to watch my personal astronomer
make marks in my sky
with clicks and lines.

The probe soars

            like a spaceship, venturing boldly
into unknown depths.

Technical and beautiful
and I don't know
what any of it means,

what has grown,
what my future

holds.


Alana Saltz is the editor-in-chief of Blanket Sea, an arts & literary magazine showcasing work by creators living with chronic illness, mental illness, and disability. Her poetry has appeared in Occulum, Five:2:One, Moonchild Magazine, and Meow Meow Pow Pow. Her chapbook, The Uncertainty of Light, will be published by Blanket Sea Press in February 2020. You can find out more at alanasaltz.com and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.