Eridanus

when the sun fell into me, the people burned

Zeus’s temple

alone survived

though not a stone remained of it

fire raises capital

that’s why he’s god of lightning

and this river I’ve become

wears down your edges hourly

Originally from Seattle, Elizabeth Kate Switaj currently works at the College of the Marshall Islands on Majuro Atoll. She is the author most recently of Serial Experiments (Alien Buddha Press, 2025), The Articulations (Kernpunkt Press, 2024), and The Bringers of Fruit: An Oratorio (11:11 Press, 2022). Previously, she taught English in Japan and China.