Listening to Chopin at Dusk

Justin Evans

​I can think of no greater pleasure
than to believe night will be our last
perception of this earth before we die―
a black so deep it can spell your name
without a tongue; stars so numerous and
divine they render time irrelevant.

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Justin Evans was born and raised in Utah. He currently lives in rural Nevada with his wife and sons, where he teaches at a local high school. He is the author of several chapbooks and full-length books of poetry, the most recent being, All the Brilliant Ideas I've Ever Had (Aldrich Press, 2020). He has poetry forthcoming in the Sugar House Review. He is a 2022 recipient of an Artist Fellowship from the Nevada Arts Council.