It is striking how universal grief is and how many layers of it Bri Bruce weaves into this short collection of poems called “Blue California Sky.” Chapbooks usually have a central theme and tackling such a large one as Bruce does, and pulling it off in so few pages, is no small feat. And in such short poems. Not quite haiku short but they carry a heavy load in a small amount of space on the page. … More “Blue California Sky” by B.L. Bruce