THE SALVAGEMAN is a long poem, a love poem, a daydream of a city. It’s a meditation on love, money, labor, and the insurmountable distance between two people. It asks what we can salvage of each other, and ourselves.

REBECCA VALLEY is a poet and essayist living in Cambridge, Vermont. Her work has appeared in Rattle, Black Warrior Review, Permafrost, poets.org, and elsewhere. She currently serves as the editor-in-chief of Drizzle Review and curates writing prompts on performing and making art in your home on Instagram @living_room_theatre. You can find her online at rebeccavalley.com.