Mary Lou Buschi holds an MFA in poetry from Warren Wilson College and a Master of Science in Urban Education from Mercy College. Currently, she is a special education teacher in the Bronx. Mary Lou’s poems have appeared in Field, The Laurel Review, Thrush, among others. Mary Lou’s full-length collection, Awful Baby, was published through Red Paint Hill (2015). Tight Wire, her third chapbook, was published by Dancing Girl Press (2016).
It was a relief to drive away,leave the weight of herto the day nursewhose broad hands could lift,clean, and dress her. Soon, I will call you to sit in silence,both of us losing a role as daughter.Later I will make a chair of my bodystiff, expectant for her restless flesh,which had become an empty cage. Anytime now, the day nurse… Read more →
