I'm excited to announce another unique opportunity for the Juneau writing/arts community. A mutual friend Jeremy Pataky (who has a wonderful new poetry collection, Overwinter out on UA Press ) sent Jimmy Riordan my way and I'm so glad he did. If you: follow my blog, are in Juneau, and are interested in attending, leave … Continue reading Jimmy Riordan: Juneau Salon 12/12
Found
Found this found poem at twitter where i rarely roam as the shack_poet. Thanks Emily Wall for the prompt. knife found in muskeg, peat, rust browned blade fashions paper lantern into wings my departure under their power requires no jumper cables
Light like Coal
So a friend of mine posted these very cool literal translations he learned the other day and I couldn't help but work them into a poem. "Tlingit meanings my elder friend Marie taught me yesterday (the two words are the same in Tlingit). A language rooted in this place: black=coal blue=bluejay red=fire green=jade orange=alder white=snow" … Continue reading Light like Coal
