Monthly Archives: April 2011

go outdoors…and write!

Posted on April 28, 2011 by othermindpress

Luther Allen will donate a half-day nature-based poetry workshop and a copy of The View from Lummi Island to the highest bidder at the 11th Annual Great Outdoors Auction, Saturday, May 7, 2011, 5:00 to 9:00 pm, at the Best … Continue reading →

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April 27*

Posted on April 27, 2011 by othermindpress

the silvered surface of water troweled and polished flat      serene in grey vacuum suddenly shattered startling black and white frothy explosion: hurtling male orca! *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island. —– breaching … Continue reading →

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April 23*

Posted on April 23, 2011 by othermindpress

i toss beach gravel back and forth       in my hands back and forth meditating. watching. waiting. listening to the sound of the tiny clattering rocks       against lap of wave. *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi … Continue reading →

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April 22*

Posted on April 22, 2011 by othermindpress

and i am held in the thought                lap of wave that after us                                           lap of wave it will still be this way                           lap of wave forever.                                                   lap of wave *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island. Hear … Continue reading →

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April 21*

Posted on April 21, 2011 by othermindpress

yes, the water is a being, a spirit the same as                               unending swells of                               wind-whipped tall-grass prairie                               the breath of peaks, snow-laced valleys places without artifact experiences without name holders of presence bathing my very tired       preoccupations in lap of wave … Continue reading →

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April 18*

Posted on April 18, 2011 by othermindpress

lap of wave salmon sun floating down into purple gulf islands no clouds, the light a seamless transition from fire to ash all caught in murky haze: dust from china *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The … Continue reading →

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April 14*

Posted on April 14, 2011 by othermindpress

the water view: clear turquoise sky pure white sun deep turquoise water piercing skeins of brilliant flatness spiderwebbed with riffles and rips gulls and migrants diving through the cracks squealing, flitting in ecstasy, orgasm we may never know or fear … Continue reading →

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April 11*

Posted on April 11, 2011 by othermindpress

frog croaking creates a thousand seams in the nightblack stillness fills the voids with lunatic cries, incessant lust *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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April 9*

Posted on April 9, 2011 by othermindpress

we ply the skiff three hours into the bounce and slap of stiff cold wind blackmouth search: ghost fish on the screen but the baits roll through untouched we beach to collect crab gear glance back ecstatically aghast— there! massive … Continue reading →

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April 7*

Posted on April 7, 2011 by othermindpress

moon night beach mirrorflat water only the gentlest lap of wave reflection of orcas across the water: shimmering, stately leaping, chattering chasing the hapless ghosts of salmon past *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from … Continue reading →

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