Come Back Mother | Laurin Wolf

Laurin Wolf has an MFA from Kent State University and BA from the University of Pittsburgh in poetry writing.  Her previous chapbook about staying in was published by Finishing Line Press in 2018. Her poems have appeared in Pittsburgh Poetry Review,  PoetsArtists, Rune, Scholars & Rogues, PMS, Pittsburgh’s City Paper, and Two Review.  Her book reviews have appeared in Whiskey Island. Formerly, she hosted the monthly reading series MadFridays and guest hosted the radio show Prosody on WESA, Pittsburgh. Episodes are archived on www.prosodyradio.com. She teaches writing at Rhodes State College in Lima, Ohio.   Something About BridgesThe curve of the McKees Rocks Bridgetilts ever so gently against the skyline.To get anywhere, I have to crisscross rivers.Diving through the Fort Pitt tunnel,the city’s skyscrapers break the horizon.It’s the most beautiful surprise of skyline.On the inbound deck of the Fort Pitt Bridge,Pittsburgh beckons my demons to jump into the icy Monongahela and free