Rachel Lehrman

We have to feature the great Rachel Lehrman for her poem "False Awakenings" in Molly Bloom, summer 2014. It has an incredible sense of modernity without any of the usual drawbacks--a real post-modern brilliance. What a talent, especially in the little lattice edges of the gothic that seep in, a perfect fringe. She has a unique voice that really stands out.

Here's an excerpt:


A dull glow along the eastern horizon. Wild streaks of orange and pink hover just above. A sliver of

grayish blue lingers to the west 

[...]

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Hawthorn. Holly. Birch. Blur into woods. Fields of grass and heather. Cows loosed for grazing, the wild

orchids caged for protection.


Time slows.


All around you the rustle of leaves sounds like a sea.