Poems by Laurie Klein and Matthew J. Andrews

<p>Laurie Klein reads "<a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/poetry/eavesdropping-on-absence">Eavesdropping on Absence</a>," and Matthew J. Andrews reads "<a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/poetry/whole-and-entire">Whole and Entire</a>" from our <a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/summer-2021">Summer issue</a>.</p> <p>Laurie Klein is the author of Where the Sky Opens (Poeima/Cascade). A multiple Pushcart nominee and Merton Prize-winner, she lives in the Pacific Northwest. You can see photos of the bowl that inspired Laurie's poem on Vita Poetica's <a href="//www.instagram.com/vita.poetica">Instagram</a> account or <a href="//www.facebook.com/vitapoetica">Facebook</a> page, and read more about the bowl on Laurie's <a href="https://lauriekleinscribe.com/praise-slow-cure/">blog</a>.</p> <p>Matthew J. Andrews is a private investigator and writer whose poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in <em>Orange Blossom Review</em>, <em>Funicular Magazine</em>, and <em>EcoTheo Review</em>, among others. His debut chapbook, <em>I Close My Eyes and I Almost Remember</em>, is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press. He can be contacted at <a href="https://www.matthewjandrews.com/">matthewjandrews.com</a>.</p>