{"id":1022,"date":"2020-10-26T17:44:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T23:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmcollege.ca\/imr\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2021-05-29T16:04:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T22:04:03","slug":"promontory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stmcollege.ca\/imr\/?p=1022","title":{"rendered":"“Promontory” by Brandon Fick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Brandon is receiving a B.A. Honours degree in English from USask this fall. \u00a0He also has a Writing diploma from St. Peter\u2019s College. \u201cPromontory\u201d is a sensory poem, an archetypal image of horse and rider inspired by a love of Westerns. Brandon has previously been published in\u00a0in medias res\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Society.\u00a0<\/em>He is currently pursuing an MFA in Writing at Usask.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Promontory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A horse and rider on a cliff
peer down at a red valley.
Silky blue rain kisses black hide
as the white-stripe nose steams.
The rider kneels and wipes his hat
on the worn-through knee of his jeans.
Water cleans dirty-blond locks
and a tongue darts out.
Somewhere a golden eagle careens
between the weeping heavens
and the bone dry earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can follow Brandon<\/strong> on Instagram @brafic98<\/a> and on Twitter @Brafic98<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image: <\/em>Lava by Teigen Clark<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This piece was selected and edited by the in medias res 2019-20 editorial board as part of the IMR Winter 2020 issue, cancelled due to COVID-19. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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