Slip into a cozy sweater, sit down with something pumpkin-spice-flavored and enjoy the first vintage post of fall. This week, the poem "Macau" by Kathryn Rantala takes the throwback stage, having appeared originally in DB 5, Winter 2002-2003. "Neither diseased nor young, we were awkward; too old to marry, too tired to court, a couple of stone monkeys bartered to half in the market then left in a bag on the bench." Kathryn Rantala is a writer of both poetry and prose who has put out multiple chapbooks and has been publishing her work for more than 40 years. Aside from writing, she is also a world traveler and a co-founder and editor for Ravenna Press. You can find out more about Kathryn on her website: ravennapress.com. Click to discover "Macau"