They line the road, the valley side, Back lit and dark as Satan’s horn. Their roots descend through rock and bone To Purgatory. Their points appear To pierce an isolated cloud. Front lit, they’re green and gay as holly, But dense, delightful steeples Pointing up to Beatrice, Whose love propelled the pilgrim’s universe, Whose benediction […]
Roger Johnson
Roger Johnson recently translated Max Meyer's novel, Jenseits dieser Zeit, now published as The Other Side of Now. He consults and teaches part time at Penn State Altoona and Mount Aloysius College.