In the Beginning
‘Genesis’ by Valentina Cano takes us to a new and promising dawn of time.
Begin again, with this excerpt from Issue 7, Summer 2015, on sale until March 31st.
Genesis
She walked to the edge
of her world and peered out
at the humming darkness.
It was as shallowly still
as her held breath,
an undertow of heartbeats
pulling and pulling.
She counted the seconds
it would take to leap out,
leap away,
and found them good.
For more from Issue 7, Summer 2015 (ON SALE now) pick up your copy today!
Poets, for you chance to appear in the magazine — and win $500 — enter the Magpie Award for Poetry, open until April 15th!
Valentina Cano is a student of classical singing who spends whatever free time she has either reading or writing. Her works have appeared in numerous publications and her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Web. Her debut novel, The Rose Master, was published in 2014.
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