David W. Pritchard is a poet, playwright, and philosopher. He received his B.A. from American University, where he double majored in literature and theatre arts. He is working on his M.F.A. in poetry at U-Mass Amherst. His play "Variations on an Umbrella" was performed in a 2010 student theatre festival at Gettysburg College.
You were once broken in two by the River Styx, and I pulled you from the iceberg and called you Father. To the left, down the Champs-Elysees, the children sing Christmas carols to jack-o-lanterns; the… [more]