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Krista Leahy

KRISTA J.H. LEAHY is the co-author of Nothing But Light (Circling Rivers, 2022). Her poetry has appeared in The Common, Denver Quarterly, Free Lunch, Raritan, Reckoning, Tin House, and elsewhere. Her prose has appeared in Clarkesworld, Farrago’s Wainscot, Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy and elsewhere. She would like to thank both Banff and Vermont Studio Center for the gift of time. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

Human Sacrifice
by Krista Leahy

May 5, 2022 Contributed By: Krista Leahy

Human Sacrifice

Wall, enemy, ally, shadow, tree, a toddler / given freedom to roam, requires one // banana-nut muffin, many hands, 56 / minutes to walk one Brooklyn city block.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Featured Poetry, Poetry Posted On: May 5, 2022

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