Nests

we, two birds,
were wrong

to think all we needed
could be carried in our mouths

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Jessica Whipple is a poet and author of two children’s picture books: Enough Is… (Tilbury House 2023, illust. by Nicole Wong) and I Think I Think a Lot (Free Spirit Publishing 2023, illust. by Josée Bisaillon). Her poetry has appeared in print and online literary magazines, most recently Philadelphia Stories, ONE ART, and Gastronomica: The Journal of Food Studies. For more information, follow her on social media @JessicaWhippl17 or visit AuthorJessicaWhipple.com.