In the dream where the cherry blossoms stay you’re always already gone

Anthony Thomas Lombardi is the author of murmurations (YesYes Books, 2025). His work has appeared, or will soon, in Best New Poets, Ploughshares, AGNI, The Missouri Review, Black Warrior Review, Narrative, and elsewhere. He runs Verses & Voltas, a poetry service specializing in mentorship programming and editorial feedback, and teaches at Brooklyn Poets. He lives outside Philadelphia with his partner and their myriad critters. (updated 4/2026)