Peter Richardson

PETER RICHARDSON teaches fifth grade in Los Angeles and lives with his wife, Heather, in Altadena, California.

Fall Weekend at Rehoboth Beach

Out along the shore the sky is wide.
Ducks fly, drafting like cyclists in Central Park
but unfettered, their path dictated only by season, instinct,
and windshifts. Below with me

The Miró Exhibit at MoMA*: Dec. 21, 1993

Articles/Essays – Volume 29, No. 2

These bodies
look like they were pancake mix
that, when poured on the skillet,
turned out to look sort of human.

Miguel

Articles/Essays – Volume 31, No. 3

I meet Miguel
bear hugging him from behind
tense tendons in his neck
rage squeezing out his eyes:

Courting

Articles/Essays – Volume 31, No. 4

I. Prayer

Bless us as we try to find
ourselves,
each other.