Tag: poetry
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On Oranges and Ownership
What does it really mean to own a piece of Earth? Inspired by Black Elk Speaks, this reflective essay follows a walk, an orange, and a growing unease with the idea of land ownership. From ancient property systems to modern survey lines, it asks whether land can ever truly belong to us when water, roots,…
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The Tick
The Tick Long walk, long grass. It’s called grounding now, you know? You stick your feet onto the Earth And it’s supposed to balance your entire being. But today, Today I picked up a tiny taker. Eight legs and not a spider. A fraud. Phony footsteps onto my arm. I didn’t know he was there…
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Poetry Unpacked: On Addiction
COLLAPSING GEOMETRIES (Click link for poem) “Sleepmonger, deathmonger, with capsules in my palms each night, eight at a time from sweet pharmaceutical bottles.” — Anne Sexton, “The Addict” Poetry Unpacked: On Addiction Anne Sexton’s phrasing – Sleepmonger – Deathmonger: her words feel like blood on my tongue. There is no romance in them, and no metaphor…
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Collapsing Geometries
The poem “Collapsing Geometries” explores the destructive impact of significant male figures in the speaker’s life. It depicts a struggle with intense emotions, likening relationships to gravitational forces that distort reality and devour hope, ultimately leading to a sense of fragmentation and loss of self within chaotic dynamics.
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On Stars and People and People as Stars
GRAVITAS OF GREATNESS (click for poem link) “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of star stuff.” ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos Poetry Unpacked: On Stars and People and People as Stars…
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Gravitas of Greatness
The poem reflects on the themes of existence, loss, and the inherent greatness within. It explores the journey of a celestial being, characterized by gravitas, as it navigates the cosmos, ultimately confronting its demise. Amidst the awe of its brilliance and the sorrow of loss, it questions the nature of grief and legacy.
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Poetry Unpacked: On Hope
RED PLANET, RED FLAG (Click for poem) “If I had lost my belief in you, I should have lost all hope.” –George Elliot, Middlemarch Poetry Unpacked: On Hope George Eliot’s line sounds romantic until you sit with its implications. Belief, in this framing, is not separate from hope. It is hope. To lose belief in…
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Red Planet – Red Flag
Red Planet – Red Flag I start early with the promise of launch– Climbing inside 5000 metric tons of IRON CHROMIUM and NICKEL. The caustic current of ionized air colonizing my sinus space. You send metaphoric messages that dissolve like snowflakes on my tongue– Secret signals from your encampment 224 million miles away. RED PLANET…
A Place to Leave Things 