Archive for March 3rd, 2008

Mar 03 2008

Answering the call to Poetry

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One of the ladies from CC challenged other poets to answer why it is we love poetry. It took a lot of thought, but this is the response I gave: I gravitate towards poetry because for me, it’s often the translation of a world I rarely understand into words that I can understand. Short stories, […]

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Mar 03 2008

These Are the Hands

Published by under Arts & Crafts,Personal

Inspired by Susan. When I look at them, sometimes I see my mother. At other times, I see my father. I’ve not always liked them, finding fault in the size of my fingers, the shape of my nails, or the often calloused, rough-hewn texture of them. These are the hands of a survivor, a warrior […]

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