Thanks Anny,
I will be reading this poem (and others) at the following event and at a
later date in Washington DC.
I'm scheduled to read in Woodstock, Saugerties and NYC in November and
starting a West Coast tour in February at the Rapp Saloon, Santa Monica, CA.
I hope by the time I get to Canada, it will be warm.
Date: 9/26/2003 - 1/1/1900
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Dundalk, Maryland
Category: Sept 11, 2001
Summary: Maryland Voices will be presented in an upcoming poetry reading,
held in Saint Luke's Lutheran Church, in Dundalk, Maryland.
Details: "September Eleven: Maryland Voices"
Friday - Sept 26th 2003 at 7pm
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
(1803 Dundalk Ave)
Saint Luke's Lutheran Church is located at the intersection of Dundalk and
Holabird Avenues. Join Maryland poets and writers in this event, which
benefits the Maryland Survivor's Scholarship Fund, established to provide
support for Maryland's children who lost a parent or guardian in the
September Eleven incident.
Deborah Russell, along with many other writers, also featured in the
anthology: September Eleven: Maryland Voices, will be reading her work
dedicated to all those who lost family members and friends on 9-11-2001.
The public is cordially invited to attend and show their support for this
worthy endeavor. The anthology will be offered at a discounted rate to those
in attendance.
9/11 Project falls under the nonprofit organization of the Baltimore
Writers' Alliance.
For information about Maryland Survivors Scholarship Fund:
www.marylandscholarshipfund.org
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An excellent poem Deborah!
It goes like this, you start reading a poem and you like it, and you hope it
holds on till the end, and this time my hope was fulfilled, thank you.
anny
Cat's Cradles
we - you and I
fiercely fling
on the suicidal blade
serrated genuflections
burn crosses in our head
we - you and I
rise and dance
on each jagged, rocky edge
hands robotic movements
disjointed, marionettes long dead
caustic, sharp and blunt the music notes ensemble
lines dangle, wrap, entangle in cat's cradles
holy psalms burst with red explosions,
nouns blow sky high, beyond sight
and recognition
mind fields bloom bombasts
of superstitions,
sanctimonious rhymes dine
on frenzied food chains
gnash verbs and acquisitions
to pen a poem
to edit peace
to rewrite god
into the hungry poet's feast
deborah russell © 2003
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