Mary Makofske: "In the Braille Garden"

The VPR Poem of the Week is Mary Makofske�s �In the Braille Garden,� which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2011-2012 issue (Volume XIII, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review.

Mary Makofske�s Traction recently won the Richard Snyder Prize offered by Ashland Poetry Press. Her previous books are The Disappearance of Gargoyles (Thorntree Press) and Eating Nasturtiums (Flume). Makofske�s poems have appeared in Poetry, Natural Bridge, Zone 3, Calyx, and other journals.

Tuesday of each week One Poet�s Notes highlights an excellent work by a poet selected from the issues of Valparaiso Poetry Review, except when other posts with news or updates preempt the usual appearance of this item, with the recommendation that readers revisit it.