Editor’s Note
This poem was submitted in response to our 2023 translation initiative.
“Ville de l’amour”
Mais le prêteur sur gages près de
la Tour Eiffel est toujours en activité
Florissant.
“City of love”
but the pawn shop near
the Eiffel Tower is still active,
flourishing.
Colby Kloehr is a psychology and English major here at PSU. He’s been writing poetry for a bit over a year now. He started in his high school literature class back home in Texas and has been obsessed ever since. He hopes you guys enjoy his work!
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