Riv Wren reads his poem, "The Lead Pastor's Visit," and Maxim D. Shrayer reads his poem, "The Conductor from Zion Square."
Riv Wren lives in Loveland, Ohio. That is a real place. Wren's most recent poems appear in Pensive Journal and Cathexis Northwest.
Maxim D. Shrayer, a Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies at Boston College and a bilingual writer, has authored and edited almost thirty books of nonfiction, criticism, fiction, poetry, and translations. Shrayer’s newest book is Kinship, a collection of poetry.
Vita Poetica Co-Editor John Morris's review of Kinship is also published in our Autumn 2024 issue.
