still-birthwort
Lori A Minor
Statement:
As someone who suffers from fertility issues, genuine fears of mine are things like miscarriage and phantom pregnancies.
Birthwort is a plant formerly used to aid in childbirth, so to add "still" is just chilling and, I feel, amplifies my huge fears in such little space.
Favorite 'ku by another:
spring in america water unsafe food unsafe sex unsafe
— Marlene Mountain
Why:
"I honestly typed this one from memory. Marlene's use of kigo intertwined with political undertones is what drew me to study haiku deeper in the first place. This monoku in particular is pure genius because when we think "spring", we think renewal and cleanliness, but this poem pivots and throws us into the reality of a nasty, dirty, America that we created and just can't seem to fix."
Waiting for Godot quote:
Estragon: (with finality). Crritic!
Withnail and I quote:
Withnail: "I fail to see my family's of any interest to you. I've absolutely no interest in yours. I dislike relatives in general and in particular mine."
Lori A Minor
@loriminorhaiku
https://loriaminor.wixsite.com/poet
#FemkuMag, editor
Otoroshi Journal, co-editor
Alan notes:
Marlene Mountain
https://www.marlenemountain.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlene_Mountain
then I must go to the Mountain:
(space reserved) for Marlene Mountain
by Jack Galmitz
https://roadrunnerhaikublog.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/then-i-must-go-to-the-mountain.pdf
Omg so brilliant! This is a an amazingly pivotal safe place you ve provided !
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, and it's amazing how poets respond.
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warmest regards,
Alan
Alan Summers
Founding Editor
MahMight haiku journal
Love this! Marlene drew me into haiku as well, and my first published one was a monoku inspired by her. My favorite of hers, which is the moment I realized the richness of what haiku brevity could contain, is:
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Great poem, Lori! Congratulations!
Thank your comment on the amazing poet Lori A Minor!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Marlene Mountain was incredible and I love that one line haiku by her!
Thank you for posting!
warmest regards,
Alan
Alan Summers
Founding Editor
MahMight haiku journal
Lori, stunning poem, in many ways. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteDear Margaret,
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting!
warmest regards,
Alan
Alan Summers
Founding Editor
MahMight haiku journal