“I Have Blamed Myself Unnecessarily When Things Went Wrong” by Erika Wright

“I dream my own death
My family downstairs—
translucent, spilling light,
watching TV with the volume high.”

Enjoy this audio recording of “I Have Blamed Myself Unnecessarily When Things Went Wrong” by Erika Wright from Vol. 35:3 of CALYX Journal! Buy your copy here!

Erika Wright (she/her) has been writing and performing poetry since 1996. Her work has been published in Stirring: A Literary Collection, Sky Island Journal, and San Pedro River Review. She lives in Snohomish, WA, with her husband and three children.