The VPR Poem of the Week is Lisa Barnett’s “The Night Watchman of Alcatraz,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2011-2012 issue (Volume XIII, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review.
Lisa Barnett's poems have appeared or are forthcoming in First Things, Hudson Review, Measure, New Criterion, and elsewhere.
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.