My Resume

Poetry
Written By Joshua Wait

by David A. Goodrum

I can hear new bark
forming as daylight
lengthens

and the new leaves
reflecting the green
they do not need.

I have gazed into the
upstream face of a dam
kissed its heel and toe

climbed its ladder.
Only I have been mentored
by fish covering eggs with gravel

and by frozen sand pillars
sculpted by winter winds.
Though recently dormant

I actively seek new work,
like a log placed on hot embers
waiting to ignite.

I am perfect for your company
for only I will keep rebuilding
the mud fences between us.

David A. Goodrum, poet & photographer, is the author of Abrupt Edges (Bass Clef Books, 2025), Vitals and Other Signs of Life (The Poetry Box, 2024) and Sparse Poetica (Audience Askew, 2023). Recent journal publications have appeared in The Orchards Poetry Journal (which awarded his poem “Winter Inquisition” a Pushcart Nomination), Cirque, and Triggerfish Critical Review, among others. David lives in Corvallis, Oregon, and is the current president of the Oregon Poetry Association. See more at www.davidgoodrum.com.

Joshua Wait

Joshua Wait studied English at UC Berkeley. He wrote his undergraduate thesis on the relationship between art and poetry in the New York School. He received a Masters in Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. He has served in programs for children, youth, and college students, in an organization addressing climate change, and in the tech industry as a CTO. He currently divides his time between his family and his artistic practice.

https://www.bluerivers.org
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