Ben Berman considers stone hearts and perspective, “how a thing can so readily re-present itself with an entirely new meaning.”
Ties
Riffing on a simple word creates a surprising, zen-like effect in Ben Berman's poem.
Riffing on a simple word creates a surprising, zen-like effect in Ben Berman’s poem.
Patches
Ben Berman's wry humor captures the awkwardness some guys feel around women.
*** Ben Berman’s first book, Strange Borderlands, won the 2014 Peace Corps Award for Best Book of Poetry and was a finalist for the Massachusetts Book Awards. His second collection, Figuring in the Figure, is forthcoming from Able Muse Press. He has received awards from the New England Poetry Club and fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and Somerville…