For 2012 Earth Day: The Flowering of the Bra
The Flowering of the Bra, I wrote this poem for Mary Claire’s painted bra, and read it at 2012 Mississauga’s National Poetry Month event. Today is 2012 Earth Day, I post it here for this as well.
This poem will be included in my coming new poetry book “Inhaling the Silence”
I want to wear it for a mother
who suffers from breast cancer.
I want to remember
…blue skies and forget-her-not
no matter how fragilely her moons wane.
I want to wear it for our Earth
who endures violent exploitation.
I want to consider
…bleeding hearts as my sisters
who shiver from shatters and continual shocks.
I want to wear it for my children
who have a right to live in peace.
I want to picture
…their flourishing future
with azure skies and a green planet.
my haiku for today
Earth Day bleeding hearts shiver as I watch DiscoveryMosaic Press & the London Book Fair, April 16-18 2012
Mosaic Press will be exhibiting its new and recent titles at its booth at the Lndon Book fair, Earl’s Court, London April 16-18, 2012. Mosaic Press will also be exhibiting its titles at the Frankfurt Book Fair, October 10-14, 2012. My book “Wings Toward Sunlight” was there last year too.
Purdy Country Literary Festival (PurdyFest) will be honouring Milton Acorn at its 6th annual festival this summer. I was invited by Chris to do a presentation on Milton for Acorn Fest like I did on Ray Souster last summer.