Scott Silsbe

Scott Silsbe was born in Detroit and now lives in Pittsburgh. His poems and prose have appeared in numerous periodicals, including Kitchen Sink, Third Coast, Nerve Cowboy, Chiron Review, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He is the author of two poetry collections: Unattended Fire (Six Gallery Press) and The River Underneath the City (Low Ghost Press). He was also a finalist for the Cultural Weekly’s 2014 Jack Grapes Poetry Prize. He is currently at work on a new collection of poems.

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Three Poems by Scott Silsbe

There’s a misty fog hanging over the hills of Turtle Creek
as I make my way home, back to Pittsburgh from Trafford,
the oldies station on the stereo—a song that I do not know
imploring some captain to ride, ride upon his mystery ship.

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July 19, 2016
Poetry