“Counting” by J. O’Nym

“On our way to the coast, we saw four hawks,
three red-tailed and one red-shouldered. Not aloft, no,
leaning forward, as they do, perched on a wire or a pole
in search of a vole breakfast.”

Enjoy this audio recording of “Counting” by J. O’Nym from Vol. 35:3 of CALYX Journal! Buy your copy here!

J. O’Nym is a queer poet and musician from Santa Rosa, CA, whose poems have appeared in many journals and anthologies, including CALYX Journal, Out/Look, Hanging Loose, California Fire and Water, and Why to These Rocks: 50 Years of Poems from the Community of Writers. Visit https://innervation.bandcamp.com.