BIO
Marvin Contreras is a poet, editor, and outdoor enthusiast. He was raised in the San Gabriel Valley, and he has since graduated from the University of California – Riverside with a bachelor’s degree in English. When not working, reading, or writing, he is outside watching the sparrows. He currently lives in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
speaking to my brother on the phone while he gets gas at costco
yeah you know things don’t change much here
wait
this foo trying to cut in front of me
fuck you homie im not letting you in
find another lane
sorry bro this guy
what are you doing
goddamn look at this foo
look at him
an arrival
turkey
vultures are circling
and
spring resurrects the apricot
pink
like where it began
we
sit in chairs and bathe
in
new sun while all around us
the
scavengers gorge