New! ‘A BEDROOM OF SEARCHLIGHTS‘: poetry, being launched on May 26 at the Mill Bay Library as part of the ‘Author Appreciation Night’. This collection draws a picture of the poet’s divorced mother, an artist with two children, who struggled with poverty, war, and the realities of daily life, yet still found beauty and comfort in her garden, and her art. From Inanna Publications, May 15, 2016.
THE SPINET
play my Mother gently
she is spinet-frail 
slightly out-of-tune
off-key to sisters
who charm and charm
in chords pianissimo
her fragile song rises
from worn keys
and ends in
a cry
as the instrument
splits
at the sounds of war
Here is the link to the book page on Inanna’s website: http://inanna.ca/index.php/catalog/bedroom-searchlights/
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