BIO
A son of the West Coast, Branden Boynton holds an MFA from San Diego State University, where he served as submissions manager for Poetry International. Branden is fascinated by simulated realities and writes to find a home for the ocean, stars, and lost mining towns. His work has appeared in Silver Needle Press, The Wild Word, and Homology, among others. You can follow him on instagram @SupernovaDaydream.
V
Something oscillates
between vuh
and buh.
(but it's
Valdez
not
baldez –
or
an ocean away
is
it buhdez)
not quite
the space
between n
and ñ.
softer
subtle.
a
slight change
in
pursing
of
lips
marks
the
difference
between
a valley
and
a canyon-way
between
veh and doble veh
when veh
is
merely double veh
tipped
over,
spilling
out the side.