Poetry by L.J. Atkinson

“Plantmeat”
             By L.J. Atkinson

Juicy,

dripping,
firm like

cooked
chuck.

One taste
and I

unhooked
my former

craving
like an

earring.

- L.J. Atkinson is a graduate of San Francisco State University’s Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing (Poetry), where she also taught undergraduate Creative Writing. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Literary Arts, Visual Art, and History from Brown University. L.J.’s work has appeared in Plainsongs, Transfer, Third Wednesday, Birdland Journal, After the Pause, Shot Glass Journal, Three Line Poetry, Haikuniverse, and others.

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