“The Conquering Hero” by Daye Phillippo (Poetry ’14)
Poetry alumn Daye Phillippo’s poem “The Conquering Hero” was recently featured in the Valparaiso Poetry Review. Read an excerpt of the poem below:
THE CONQUERING HERO
Harvest season and our neighbor, David,
is working all hours in the fields. Sunday morning
as we’re driving out to church, we watch him
hand-over-hand, climb the metal ladder attached
to the side of his tall silver grain bin, then crouch,
find his balance, and free-form, scale its peaked cap
to flip open the round stopper at the top
so he can auger in corn or soybeans.
Continue reading here: Daye Phillippo: “The Conquering Hero” – Valparaiso Poetry Review
