“incandescent” by Krista Carson
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “incandescent” by Krista Carson.
incandescent
By Krista Carson
i’m hazy, fetal
in this river
of bedsheets.
when i enter
this electric pain,
i am inward—
migraine.
until it fades,
and i unfurl
my self, wild—
a soft, crazy petal.
Copyright © Krista Carson
Originally published in Out of the Woods: Voices of the Forest City (2025).
Krista Carson writes poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction, often exploring nature/culture themes. She graduated from the distinguished Humber School for Writers and is pursuing a PhD at the University of Gloucestershire. Her work has recently appeared in Motherlore, SWAMP, and Synkroniciti. Krista teaches part-time at the post-secondary level and lives in London, Ontario with her husband, daughter, and whippet.
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