Poetry

  • What Good is a Poem, Anyway?

    If I told you a poem can be a homeWould you believe me?I know, that doesn’t make any literal sense.It’s only words.But what if tell you that these line breaksAre like a garden gate, a pause betweenThis momentAnd all the things to come —Can you then hear the hinges creakingAs the gate swings open?Do you…

  • Body of Land

    Tell me again how my body is like the land unfolding;the land, like a body, like a mother:all of us held and holding. Show me the way to the skyto witness the mountains meeting.The wind in the clouds and my hair:what endures when all is fleeting. Walk on the shore beside me,hold hands and sand and…

  • Three Things

    Yesterday I read the same adviceIn yet another article:“Each day,Write down three thingsthat you’re thankful for.” Ugh. Gross. I’d rather not. Gratitude makes my teeth ache.Who am I meant to be thankful to, anyway?What do I owe them,For all that I have,(Which is more than I can count,)For all that I do not deserve,(Which is— Spoiler…