“Something reminded me today that a parent of mine had died
and the barometric pressure fell, and rain began to touch the river.”
Enjoy this audio recording of “Breathwork, I” by Kristin Berger from Vol. 33:1 of CALYX Journal! Buy the full issue here.
Kristin Berger is the author of five poetry collections, Changing Woman, Changing Man: A High Desert Myth (Nightjar Press, 2022). Refugia (Persian Pony Press, 2019), Echolocation (Cirque Press, 2018), How Light Reaches Us (Aldrich Press, 2016), and Earthwork, forthcoming from The Poetry Box in August, 2022.
Recipient of residencies from Playa, OSU’s Shotpouch, H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, and Starkey Experimental Forest and Range, Kristin’s work is influenced by all Pacific Northwest’s wild and interconnected landscapes. Kristin is the Program Director of Green Lents, a climate justice nonprofit in Lents, Portland, where she has lived for 24 years. More at kristinbergerpoet.com.