Benjamin Bartu is a poet & disability studies researcher. He is the author of the chapbook Myriad Reflector (2023), finalist for the Poetry Online Chapbook Contest. His poetry has been nominated for Best of the Net, and has appeared or is forthcoming in The Journal, Sonora Review, Bellingham Review, HAD, nat.brut, Guesthouse, & elsewhere. He lives in Oakland, California. His website is benjaminbartu.com.

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POETRY

Aubade

By BENJAMIN BARTU

In the hills the fire-frightened wildlife /
are drawn to the scent of what has burned