Bog

Julietta Bekker

We stare impatiently at the muck. Awkward
wood boards wiggle under our collective
heft. Rot stench of peat in summer holds the
air close. Pitcher plants wink at flies. Frogs
lurk open-mouthed in half-water, licking
votes. We know but don’t believe it yet:
in a thousand years this quagmire will be
solid ground.

 
 

Julietta Bekker (she/they) is a writer, educator and illustrator who lives with her husband and child in Portland, Oregon. In 2025, her poetry was published by Pile Press and Bitter Melon Review, among other literary magazines. Her work incorporates elements of the natural world to explore political and societal themes through the lens of a queer parent.