“In Sea Holly” Poetry and Collage by A. Stalberg


Allison Stalberg is a writer/artist that is in the midst of getting an MFA in Fiction from Southern New Hampshire University. She likes to experiment with poetry using words out of magazines and junk mail. Her stories and art can be found in Altered Reality Magazine, Calliope, and Qwerty.


In Sea Holly

Along the Water’s Edge
In the weeds
Japanese Beetles Hide
In Sea holly and Leaves


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In Parentheses Magazine (Volume 8, Issue 3) Spring 2024

By In Parentheses in IP Volume 8

64 pages, published 4/16/2024

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