STIRRING
Founded in 1999, Stirring is one of the oldest continuously publishing journals on the internet.
Stirring is an electronic quarterly journal.
Founded in 1999, Stirring is one of the oldest continuously publishing journals on the internet.
Stirring is an electronic quarterly journal.
JUSTIN EVANS
Somewhere, in the dry anonymous desert
a small cricket waits to emerge
from beneath a blossom of tumbleweed
continue its brief life cycle
with nothing of promise, nothing
of hope to complete the day.
In that same desert, everything alive
listens for the cricket’s song
as if its rhythmic scrapes
lay the foundation
of their day―a small comfort
literal and figurative―a companion
to what will come no matter
what has happened before.
Justin Evans was born and raised in Utah. After serving in the army, Justin returned to Utah for his education. He graduated from Southern Utah University and now lives in rural Nevada with his wife and sons where he teaches at the local high school. Justin Evans is the author of four chapbooks of poetry and seven full-length collections of poetry. His most recent book is Cenotaph (Aldrich Books, 2024). Most recently his poetry has been included in The Meadow, and, weber: The Contemporary West. He was awarded two consecutive Nevada Arts Council Fellowships for literature in 2022 and 2024.
