Diana Arterian
Several Persons Believed to Have Been
Drowned in Lake Onondaga—Much
Damage to Property
AUG. 28, 1895
And wind and rain
of terrific violence
swept over this city
Many chimneys
telegraph lines
thrown down
trees and score torn up
roots and all
Onondaga Lake
was covered with boats
filled with pleasure seekers
when the storm bust
Three boats were picked up
one contained two fish
freshly caught
three fishing poles
The anchor was dragging
Diana Arterian was born and raised in Arizona. She currently resides in Los Angeles where she is pursuing her PhD in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Southern California. She holds an MFA in poetry from CalArts. Diana is a Poetry Editor at Noemi Press, and a Managing Editor and of Ricochet. She has recently been honored with residencies and scholarships from Caldera Arts Center and Vermont Studio Center. Her chapbook, Death Centos, was published by Ugly Duckling Presse, and her writing and translations have appeared or are forthcoming in Aufgabe, Black Warrior Review, Denver Quarterly, DIAGRAM, Two Serious Ladies, and The Volta, among others.
