Rachel Turney

American Engrossment

—after Flower Abstraction by Georgia O’Keeffe

You bloom in pastel

when I am seeing red.

You are soft and still.

I am raging loudly.

We are both delicate,

shedding petals in

fragrant plumes.

Rachel Turney, Ed.D. is an educator and artist located in Denver, Colorado. Rachel is on staff at Bare Back Magazine and is a reader for The Los Angeles Review. Rachel is a poetry mentor for AWP. She runs the popular online reading series Poetry (in Brief). Her debut book, Record Player Life (the b-side), is available with The Poetry Lighthouse. Website: turneytalks.com Instagram: @turneytalks