At the end of the Sound, where the pines have been pushed back by an unrelenting salt wind, you will find that jingle-shell beach— where little cups of pearly lemon peach stretch out endlessly. Put your hands to them and you will not know where to stop. […]
Li Po
A poem about being a poet, based on Li Po and how he knew “the tea bushes flush with leaves, / sweet scent rising / from snow-petaled earth…”
Do the shells
“Do the shells still hear the sea…” asks this poem about loss, memory, and being.
Petit à Petit L’Oiseau Fait Son Nid
“I used to dream of living in a garden,” starts this richly colorful sestina about love and wishes.
Aubade
“I still want you / though it hasn’t rained in forever,” says this aubade poem, which also features a glimpse of the sea.
After Reading About the Iceberg Waterfalls
A poem about the disappearance of Arctic Summer Ice, “After Reading About the Iceberg Waterfalls” connects time to someone we love.
Find
Find a single
tree, find
the moon…
