Poem of the Week: “Rain in Venice” by Suzanne Roberts

The VPR Poem of the Week is Suzanne Roberts’ “Rain in Venice,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2009 issue (Volume X, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review.

Suzanne Roberts is the author of three poetry collections, Shameless (Cherry Grove, 2007), Nothing to You (Pecan Grove Press, 2008), and Plotting Temporality (Red Hen Press, forthcoming). Her poems, stories, and essays have been published in many literary journals and anthologies, such as Atlanta Review, Eclipse, Gulf Stream, National Geographic Traveler, Smartish Pace, Spillway, Undercurrents, and elsewhere.

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