“Irruptive Species,” by Jayne Benjulian (Poetry ’13)

Jayne Benjulian, a 2013 poetry alum, was recently featured in the LEON Literary Review. Read an excerpt of “Irruptive Species” below:

Irruptive Species

I heard the owl too close
to the house, rustling leaves

skimming the back side
of her wings in air before

she settled atop a dead
birch. From there she surveyed.

I examined her too.
White and black bars across her chest.

Early for me, half-light:
my husband’s breathing, a storm

inside his marrow, violent rush,
upsurge in numbers, balance disturbed.

Read the rest of this poem here: http://leonliteraryreview.com/issue-8-jayne-benjulian/