Author: John Zedolik

I am an adjunct English professor at Chatham University and Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and have published poems in such journals as Abbey, The Bangalore Review (IND), Commonweal, FreeXpresSion (AUS), Orbis (UK), Paperplates (CAN), Poetry Salzburg Review (AUT), Third Wednesday, Transom, and in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In 2019, I published my first full-length collection, entitled Salient Points and Sharp Angles (WordTech Editions), and in 2021 I published another collection, When the Spirit Moves Me (Wipf & Stock), which consists of spiritually themed poems. In 2023, I published my third collection, Mother Mourning (Wipf & Stock), and in 2024, I published my fourth collection, entitled The Ramifications (Wipf & Stock), which consists of five long, experimental poems. In February of this year, I published my fifth collection, entitled Lovers’ Progress (Wipf & Stock) and have another collection forthcoming. All these collections are available on Amazon. My iPhone is my primary poetry notebook, and I hope my use of technology to craft this ancient art remains fruitful.

Mature Vision

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 John Zedolik

He looks my way as we sit in the chain salon awaiting our haircuts, and I wonder if “my way” is at me, since he repeats the twists of neck—but my eyes cannot certify since I keep them down on my phone and remember a friend of adolescence who would Read more