SCOTT BERZON

SPRING ISSUE #08 POET

Scott Berzon earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Michigan and is the recipient of the Frank Vincent Memorial Prize, the Meader Family Award, and the Roy W. Cowden Memorial Fellowship. Berzon’s creative work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Acorn, Cream City Review, Poetry Midwest, Quarter After Eight, Southern Indiana Review, and others. He lives with his family in St. Louis.

HOW TO TOUCH A TREE

How to touch a tree:
one hand first, an open palm.

Don’t speak the first words.