Texas poet Danny Diaz reveals to readers of his poem "Verdigris" the hinge upon which viewpoint transforms.
Tag: mortality
Joseph Dorazio – Gold Anklebone Cups
A concise homage to the ancient Greek poet Sappho, Joseph Dorazio's taut "Gold Anklebone Cups" reminds us of mortality.
Lawrence Bridges – Dry Iris
Renowned poet Lawrence Bridges reveals the juxtaposition or balance of light and dark in his poem "Dry Iris".
Regina Dilgen – Meditation on Thomas Merton’s Hermitage
Regina Dilgen's exquisite "Meditation on Thomas Merton's Hermitage" imagines American monastic Thomas Merton worn by grief and inspired to write.
Nadir Feroz – Doused
Penned while he sat by the Nile River, Nadir Feroz's "Doused" carries the themes of time, eternity, light, and mortality in its currents.
Remember the Bear
BY JENNIFER CHRISTGAU AQUINO When the fall the sky turned orange from fire, and a pandemic roared, and the children lay in bed all day, and cancer took residence in your armpits, you found a bear in your basement.