“The Word,” by J. Estanislao Lopez (Poetry ’19)

Poetry graduate J. Estanislao Lopez recently had two poems featured in the Leon Literary Review. Read an excerpt of “The Word” below:

The Word

God complains that the angels have become nihilists. Sure, He says, they’ll herald, but only apocalyptic news. They instill maddening images in the minds of My prophets: birds flying towards erasure; moons eating moons. On barstools cast in gold, God and I sit, shaking our heads… 

Read the rest of this poem here: http://leonliteraryreview.com/2020/03/the-word-by-j-estanislao-lopez-2/