Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson works in a vineyard in Okanagan Falls, Ontario. His work has appeared in Queen's Quarterly, The Fiddlehead, Mid-American Review and The Pedestal Magazine. His poems have also appeared in the Best American and Best Canadian poetry series.
Reading List
Democracy
Democracy — Côte d’Ivoire Dervishes and snake husks blown against the broken quills of grass along the ditches like lost prayers, and the gendarmes, come so quietly into the holy place of your home. There might be ink on your …
Dew
Kindles in the cool grass, and the night builds hoarfrost like small cities of glass. Dawn will spill across these scattered shadows leaves of light. A hummingbird will sip a bluebell flute of dew and go on burning. Grass blade, …