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Coyotes

By Jacquelyn Hinze | From Prairie Schooner – Winter 2025

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A poor chorus has gathered behind the hill.
Too close, scathing,
The shrieks and cries
Scratch the clouds from the stars—
Rain-softened scabs.
The moon bleeds and seeps
Into parched grass.

Jacquelyn Hinze is a Nebraskan poet and medical student whose work aims to honor the particular beauty of the Great Plains. Her nature poetry has been recognized by the Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation.