"Pulchritudinous" published in The French Literary Review

I am very excited to share this publication in The French Literary Review, which is a UK-based literary magazine with a francophile focus. 

My poem "Pulchritudinous" is written in tribute to the late French jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani. I hope he would have appreciated the sentiment of the poem. Somewhat like the word "pulchritude," Petrucciani was on the surface not a traditionally beautiful person, but he made art that was sublime.

Also, for your listening pleasure, here is a link to one of Petrucciani's most melodic compositions and his only actual music video aside recordings of live performances, "Looking Up" (do note the irony he himself enjoyed by playing on his stature and making it a theme of hope):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJfkyMCOsl4