Arvilla Fee

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Jazz Band Triolet

The wail of a sax in a bluesy dive
down on Fifth Avenue
makes a tired man's bones jiggle alive.
The wail of a sax in a bluesy dive,
sweet tonic after a nine-to-five,
grooving to a swanky beat.
The wail of a sax in a bluesy dive
down on Fifth Avenue.

I teach English Composition for Clark State College, and I'm the poetry editor for the San Antonio Review. I've been published in numerous presses including Poetry Quarterly, Inwood Indiana, 50 Haikus, Contemporary Haibun Online, Drifting Sands Haibun, Teach Write, Acorn, Stone Poetry Quarterly, Bright Flash Literary Review, San Antonio Review & others. I also have a poetry book, The Human Side, that was released December, 2022 by Resource Publications, an imprint of Wipf & Stock Publishers. I love writing to make personal connections to my readers, as we all need someone in our corner.