Stacy R. Nigliazzo
The Eyes of Christ in a Splinter of Stained Glass
Received August 2, 1944, by U.S. Air Mail, approved by Army examiner 26311 (6¢)
I’m sending you something given to me by a French priest.
It’s broken,
but still beautiful.
His church was destroyed by bombs.
Stacy R. Nigliazzo is a nurse, an MFA fellow at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program, and the award-winning author of three poetry books. She is a founding member of the Humanities Expression & Arts Lab (HEAL) at Baylor College of Medicine.
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Received August 2, 1944, by U.S. Air Mail, approved by Army examiner 26311 (6¢)
I’m sending you something given to me by a French priest.
It’s broken,
but still beautiful.
His church was destroyed by bombs.
Stacy R. Nigliazzo is a nurse, an MFA fellow at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program, and the award-winning author of three poetry books. She is a founding member of the Humanities Expression & Arts Lab (HEAL) at Baylor College of Medicine.
Return to July 2024 Edition