NICHOLAS OLAH

FALL/WINTER 2022 ISSUE #05 POET

Nicholas Olah draws on his love of nature and photography as his main inspirations for writing. He loves walking around in his neighborhood in the Chicago suburbs and watching the colors change during each of the four distinct Midwest seasons. He has self-published three poetry collections, Where Light Separates from Dark, Which Way is North, and Seasons, the third of which also includes his photography. When he is not writing, Olah enjoys spending time with his family and friends, traveling, and rooting on his Chicago sports teams. Check out Olah’s work on Instagram at @nick.olah.poetry or visit his Etsy shop (nickolahpoetry).

SURVIVAL

Isn’t everything about
survival? The world
has paper walls
and in the hush
of the morning
I hear them
tear.
The jarring cold
of January
oozes
into the skin,
then the bones.