Monthly Archives: July 2011

July 29*

Posted on July 29, 2011 by othermindpress

on the beach, night full moon, low tide no clouds the landscape a jumble of light and lesser light senses awry—the world is           black, lesser black, blacker           glitter/non-glitter           grey, grey holding more light, grey holding less light some edges tight, … Continue reading →

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July 26*

Posted on July 26, 2011 by othermindpress

where can i hold in the center of stillness? the three directions:           we revolve about an axis, spinning           circling the wandering sun in light and dark           all floating, curving through space                     tides pulse back and forth                     the marine plate grinds … Continue reading →

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July 23*

Posted on July 23, 2011 by othermindpress

rock at tideline in perfect formed shape of itself striated and smooth and dark crystalline interstitial lattice shifted and tumbled by waves a billion times placed, ground amongst other rocks larger and smaller until each one fits it is here, … Continue reading →

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poetry reading…

Posted on July 20, 2011 by othermindpress

Luther Allen will read from The View from Lummi Island at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2011, as part of July Poetry Night at the Deming Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Highway, Deming, Washington. Free!

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July 17*

Posted on July 17, 2011 by othermindpress

at dusk in the woods i try to move within the energy of the place, of the trees where my sound belongs where i don’t intrude frighten where i am invited in to the next space i find i cannot … Continue reading →

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July 14*

Posted on July 14, 2011 by othermindpress

light from hidden sun bounces off moon bounces off water bathes all in ivory light blocked by the old firs inky jagged silhouettes shadowing across the sterile white immaculate beach *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The … Continue reading →

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July 11*

Posted on July 11, 2011 by othermindpress

this place this day is like mercury           held in the hand           shimmering, bulbous           a wobbling sphere           of reflected light                     of barely contained energy *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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July 8*

Posted on July 8, 2011 by othermindpress

the aeolian drifters— spiders, gnats, the strong of wing light of body rise from the island blow to the west on upswirl of storm alighting lightly on speckling the snow fields, the glaciers on mt baker           all the while we … Continue reading →

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July 5*

Posted on July 5, 2011 by othermindpress

sun down in the darkness of firs in the quiet of their wracked deadfall limbs           the mangled power, holding the now dim dual blossoms of twinflower a few early and tart thimbleberries wiped into mouth birds settle their chatter into … Continue reading →

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July 3*

Posted on July 3, 2011 by othermindpress

deep evening front moves in clouds the color of slate           water the color of clouds                     sky the color of water                               leaves the color of sky                                         eyes the color of leaves the color of slate           the smell of slate                     the taste … Continue reading →

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