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Devon Balwit

Devon Balwit is a poet and educator who lives in Portland, OR, a heaven for walkers. Every day, in all weather, she and her dog visit its parks and feel grateful for the natural beauty. She has a chapbook, "Forms Most Marvelous," upcoming from dancing girl press (summer 2017), and her work has appeared in many print & on-line publications, among them: Oyez, The Cincinnati Review; Iconoclast, Red Paint Hill, The Ekphrastic Review, Calamus, Immix, Serving House Journal, Timberline Review, Trailhead Magazine VCFA, The Prick of the Spindle, and Permafrost.

PoetryJanuary 10, 2017

Remembering the Sabbath Day

By Devon Balwit

Every Saturday, I was exiled to the old country, serving time amidst plastic-covered furniture, buttocks sticking and pulling free, glooming in my grandparents’ grey…

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