### January Featured Poet: Adam Haver Issue 2.1 marks Adam’s fourth appearance in *The Pierian* and his first that is not an explicit meditation on ancient myth and culture. From the world of Gilgamesh, the seas of Amphitrite, and the arcane codes of Sator squares, he brings us to a beat-up car parked at a beach. Adam’s poetic sensibilities have brought him wide publishing success and a number of notable awards. He incorporates wide-ranging cultural interests into his work, translating from Spanish and German and composing haiku. Favored influences include Emily Dickinson, Rainer Maria Rilke, and e. e. cummings. Publishing credits include *Popshot Quarterly, Poetry Scotland, Ballast, and Braided Way*. Awards include the 2022 Willie Morris Award for Southern Poetry--you read his winning poem on the [award’s website](https://olemiss.app.box.com/s/aofuowmj4i2s6bcw19tf5sf3y3frucao)--and the Utah Original Writing Competition, supported by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, for an unpublished poetry collection.