Today I received my copy of Eleonore Schonmaier's book of poetry called "Wavelengths of Your Song. Her poetry is haunting, sparse and beautiful.
MARY
She's no longer allowed
to smile. She's asked to remove
glasses. Blinded
she blinks while a stranger
takes her identity
photograph. At the airport
she's asked to remove
her shoes. She hands over
her numbered
passport and its concealed
chip. She's still allowed to cover
her hair.
She's still allowed her clothing.
At this moment, she's still
allowed to cross
borders.
WEIGHTLESS
At the water's edge
is an empty canoe
open to the pouring
in of starlight;
it's inconceivable to bail
the light out
once it has been
(however briefly)
carried -
Wavelengths of Your Song is published byMcGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal and Kingston - London - Ithica, 2013.
(Eleonore is a graduate of Red Lake District High School.)
And the poem "Journey" begins with a basket metaphor which is a lovely interconnection with your beautiful blog.
ReplyDeleteI have been sampling Eleonore's poetry and had not seen "Journey". Thanks for bringing it to my attention, and for your appreciation for my blog.
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