Liz Marlow

MATYA’S SEPARATION

—   Szczuczyn, Poland Pogrom, June 28, 1941

In the expanse of deep breaths, Father 
snores, and Mother cocoons herself 
back to infancy as metal sharpens
on stone. Should what a man 
uses to slay a tree bear that 
name when used to split 
neighbors’ families into 
many parts? When 
our weeping ends, 
will G-d stand
trial with 
us?

Liz Marlow's debut chapbook, They Become Stars, was the winner of the 2019 Slapering Hol Press Chapbook Competition. Additionally, her poems have appeared in The Bitter Oleander, Permafrost, Minnesota Review, Tikkun, Valparaiso Poetry Review, and elsewhere. She earned her MFA from Western Michigan University and MBA from the University of Memphis. Currently, she lives in Memphis, Tennessee with her husband and two children. 

Please visit her at: http://www.lizmarlow.com