The VPR Poem of the Week is Kirk M. Wright’s “Explaining the Moon,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2004-2005 issue (Volume VI, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review.
Kirk M. Wright is a school administrator whose work has appeared in such journals as Cider Press Review, Into the Teeth of the Wind, New Zoo Poetry Review, Plainsongs, U.S. Catholic, and Thorny Locust, among others.
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.