I AM ryan romine

Framing your silence today
Under a sky that has lost its
Color save for an echo of purple bells
Kicking up songs to another kingdom come


Ryan Romine's poems and reviews have appeared in Commonweal, Tiferet, and TLR. He has also written and produced several short films. He is an Associate Editor at TLR. A long-time resident of Philadelphia, he now lives in Minneapolis with his family.