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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

ArtSpeak: RED "A girl who reads" poem

Be sure to tune in Friday for a very special announcement from me and Charles Waters -- Poetry Friends, you don't want to miss this!

Meanwhile, here's the latest ArtSpeak: RED poem about a girl who reads, written by a girl who reads... A LOT. Enjoy!


A girl who reads

believes this river
of ink
will deliver her
to an unclaimed frontier –

she calls the stars
by name
as the pages
weep
       whisper
                        disappear.

- Irene Latham

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7 comments:

  1. Linda BJune 24, 2020 at 8:05 PM

    Beautiful poem that celebrates reading, Irene. Now you have me very excited about your announcement! Happy Wednesday!

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  2. Karen EastlundJune 26, 2020 at 8:42 AM

    Love this poem, Irene.Believing the river of ink...

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  3. Janice ScullyJune 26, 2020 at 10:54 AM

    Yes, the river of ink and where it took us was why we read as children, to something new. Lovely poem.

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  4. Mary LeeJune 26, 2020 at 3:26 PM

    This was (and is) me -- lost in stories, weeping, laughing, believing in delivery.

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  5. Michelle KoganJune 26, 2020 at 4:49 PM

    Wonderful how "this river of ink" delivers us "to an unclaimed frontier –" How I love riding in that river and loosing myself… Thanks for taking me there in your poem Irene! xo

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  6. Linda MitchellJune 27, 2020 at 8:43 AM

    Such a wistful feel...those star names. What are they?

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  7. laurasalasJune 28, 2020 at 8:42 AM

    How I love that she calls the stars by name. This poem really resonates, Irene. Gorgeous.

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