A poem by Lisa Stice

for Jan Kerouac

* Jan Kerouac (1952-1996; United States): novelist (Baby Driver and Trainsong); daughter of Jack Kerouac

Lisa Stice is a poet/mother/military spouse. She is the author of two full-length collections, Permanent Change of Station (Middle West Press, 2018) and Uniform (Aldrich Press, 2016), and a chapbook, Desert (Prolific Press). While it is difficult to say where home is, she currently lives in North Carolina with her husband, daughter and dog. You can learn more about her and her publications at lisastice.wordpress.com, facebook.com/LisaSticePoet and @LisaSticePoet.

*Because of formatting, we used screenshots to display this poem. For an accessible version of “Traveler,” please email Sarah Kosch at randomproseeditor@gmail.com