POET OF THE WEEK
Martina Allen
Week of June 8
RECOMMENDED READING The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World by Michele Goldber.
FAVORITE COMFORT FOOD My mom’s hot chicken stew. We call it “green stew” because it’s made with tons of cilantro and peas.
PERSONAL MOTTO Every cloud moves.
Soft grass under cold feet,
Potato bugs under flower pots,
Smelling dark dirt and bright bark and sticky pine needles.
Home is new growth from prickly rose bushes,
Savoring Mom’s hot chicken stew,
Falling asleep on feather pillows,
Eyes closed, lips smiling lazily with lush Seattle pride.
Soft grass under cold feet,
Potato bugs under flower pots,
Smelling dark dirt and bright bark and sticky pine needles.
Home is new growth from prickly rose bushes,
Savoring Mom’s hot chicken stew,
Falling asleep on feather pillows,
Eyes closed, lips smiling lazily with lush Seattle pride.