Enough of forming lines on wires, of flying in form,
.             of always
wearing formal black. Enough of forming the subject
.             for songs
and poems and plays. These birds tire of so much form.
Even now, the flock above me tries to pass unnoticed.

-Katie Manning

“There are sharp flashes of light, moments when the miraculous world reveals itself to us swiftly, fully. And, because the mind is also a miracle, the lucky words sometimes arrive to capture that revelation and through it witness what it means to be alive. That is the gift of this gorgeous collection.”

– Mary Ann Taylor-Hall

Recent posts from Bigger Than They Appear:

• “Shut Up!” by Suchoon Mo
• “My Elephant” by Christine Strevinsky
• “World’s Shortest Pantoum” by Tom C. Hunley
• “My Father, on War” by Elizabeth Iannaci
• “Serenity” by Tom Frazier

Katie Manning is Editor-in-Chief of Rougarou, a doctoral fellow in English at UL-Lafayette, and a daily visitor to the nearby swamp.