Imago: Portrait of a Young Poet

It’s not her elytra,

glittery and hard,

but the second, delicate pair

of wings they conceal,

folded along artful veins,

that when it’s time

will open and carry her.

Credit

Author

Lola Haskins

Lola Haskins is the author of multiple volumes of poetry, most recently Asylum (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2019). She currently serves as Honorary Chancellor of the Florida State Poets Association.

Date Published

02/01/2019