Humboldt Park

Written By Dom Blanco

. . . past a row of orange ice fish tents,

the Retriever sprints across the field, clutching

the ball in its jaw,

not harsh to look at. to stare into

the sun on the horizon line

. . . through an opening in the trees,

the faint star struggles to show

like a changed lightbulb

in the violet sky, another

gets brighter

. . . the eyes covet, lock onto

the liquid sapphire blue

of the lagoon, existing

with bronze, silver, & gold—

lamp posts brighter than the moon

Dom Blanco is a Cuban American writer originally from Miami, FL, now based in Chicago, IL. He holds a BA in Philosophy from DePaul University and an MFA from Randolph College. His poetry has appeared in various publications, including The Brooklyn Review, Rappahannock Review, New Feathers Anthology, Novus Literary Arts Journal, Inverted Syntax, Cathexis Northwest Press, and The Allegory Ridge Anthology. He is the recipient of generous support from the Nancy Craig Blackburn Program.

Dom Blanco

Dom Blanco is a Cuban American writer originally from Miami, FL, now based in Chicago, IL. He holds a BA in Philosophy from DePaul University and an MFA from Randolph College. His poetry has appeared in various publications, including The Brooklyn Review, Rappahannock Review, New Feathers Anthology, Novus Literary Arts Journal, Inverted Syntax, Cathexis Northwest Press, and The Allegory Ridge Anthology. He is the recipient of generous support from the Nancy Craig Blackburn Program.

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