Map-dot of scorn and insufferable summers,
your corrals and dead ends drove me coastal.
John Davis, Jr.
John Davis, Jr. is the author of four books of poetry including Hard Inheritance (Five Oaks Press, 2016) and Middle Class American Proverb (Negative Capability Press, 2014). His poems have been published in literary journals internationally, with notable appearances in Nashville Review, The American Journal of Poetry, The Common, Tampa Review, and many more. He teaches college English courses in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.