Archive - Vistas & Byways Review - Spring 2020
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Umbrella Art Display, 5th and Market Streets,  San Francisco  -  Photo by Jane Hudson

POETRY - Table of Contents

Our Food Theme


Eating Words
​by Alan Brewer
The poet takes us on a tasting menu of words in a savory language buffet.
Ode to Alemany Farmers Market
​by Angie Minkin
The poet portrays the range of experience at a Farmers Market—everything from simply getting “good deals” to finding it “a church of makeshift structures.”
Pheasant
by Diane Frank
In this haibun, the poet announces wonder and then leads us from distaste to embrace.
 ​Fridge 1/21/2020
​by Corey Weinstein
The poet opens his refrigerator to get a “cool breeze’ and takes us on a witty and pun-filled tour of its contents.
Hunger
by Joe Catalano
A short poem that packs a wallop about the impact of hunger—the other side of the food equation.
Cooking the Books
​by Thomas O. Davenport
Playing with food and fiscal double entendre with a generous serving of winks.
Raspberries
by Kathy Gilbert
Special desserts, a struggle for words, the clang of transportation noise—all mix in delightful measure in this bittersweet poem.
Seasons of Peaches
by Amy Benedicty
Starting with white peaches and calculating the delights and time remaining for future harvests.
Almonds and Flour
by Kathryn Santana Goldman
This evocative poem looks back at life at a simpler time: birthday cakes with a beloved grandmother and dancing memories of love.
The Better-than-Sex Blueberry Cake
by Elsa Fernandez
We are witness to the poet’s sadness and then joyous surprise in a confection.

More Poetry


Reading old poems in an age of social media
​by Nicholas Jones
The poet reminds us to lift our eyes from screens to enjoy the rhyme and reason of poetry.
Aging Together
​by Vivian Imperiale
From the sadness of loss, the poet rebukes couples who walk far apart, and take the fact that they can walk and age together for granted.
After Long Journey
​by MJ Moore
The poet captures the arc of life in scenes seen and missed.
You Invited Me on a Picnic
​by Vivian Imperiale
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The poet takes us on a picnic and then shares a great loss
No Man's Land
by Joe Catalano
This intense poem explores some of life’s ultimate questions, witnessed in a place where no one wishes to be.
Wild Welcome
​by MJ Moore
​​A beautiful, lyrical poem that explores both our wild side and the safety of home
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  • Contents
    • In This Issue
    • Fiction
    • Nonfiction
    • Poetry
    • Bay Area Byways
    • Bay Area Stew
    • Inside OLLI
  • About Us
  • Contributors
  • Submissions
  • LATEST V&B ISSUE