Victoria Reynolds
My grandfather uses yesterday's New York Times to
pick up
what we hope is
a stunned sparrow,
neck snapped on impact
freshly washed windows.
Causalities against a house made of glass.
Victoria Jean Reynolds holds a MFA in poetry from George Mason University. Her work is forthcoming in Michigan Quarterly Review, Waxwing, and Prairie Schooner, and is recently featured in West Branch, Salt Hill, and Muzzle. She was selected and served as an Isle Royale artist-in-residence during the summer of 2025. She currently works as the poetry editor for Stillhouse Press and Off Season Mag. You can find her online at victoriajeanreynolds.com and on Instagram @ toreyntial.