Christopher Stolle
Christopher Stolle has been writing for more than 30 years. His work has been published by Indiana University Press, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, “Tipton Poetry Journal,” “Flying Island,” “Last Stanza Poetry Journal,” “The Alembic,” “Sheepshead Review,” and “Plath Poetry Project,” among others. He lives in Richmond, Indiana, the home of recorded jazz.
Ubi sunt qui ante nos fuerunt?
Where are those who were before us?
They’re from the dirt and the stars.
We’re tangled with their roots.
They’re from the bones and the flames.
We’re weighted with their regrets.
Where are those who come after us?
They’re from the seas and the belly buttons.
We’re intertwined with their genes.
They’re from the blood and the mirrors.
We’re overrun with their aspirations.
Where are those who live among us?
They’re from the spies and the raptors.
We’re entrenched with their idolatry.
They’re from the scars and the graves.
We’re bound with their pretensions.
