Monthly Archives: July 2013

July 31*

Posted on July 31, 2013 by othermindpress

blustery blood sun           earth turning fast away           ragged tops of swept waves           dusting off           into           the churn and furl of all                     caravans of carved canoes                     plying spanish galleons                     lumbering russian fur-seekers                     gillnetters, purse seiners                                                                       kayaks, sailboats                               and the pilgrim from … Continue reading →

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July 25*

Posted on July 25, 2013 by othermindpress

there is no up there is no down only toward the center and away from the center and the center is chosen. it is an understanding with gravity. and directions—north, south, east, west                just circle and circle                endlessly the only … Continue reading →

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July 18*

Posted on July 18, 2013 by othermindpress

wave curls into shore thins, fills with light becomes depthless translucent turquoise filled with roiling energy and whirling twitching matter the alchemic stew eternally transmuting water and salt and rock and light to protoplasm, heart, mind *Copyright 2010 by Luther … Continue reading →

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July 15*

Posted on July 15, 2013 by othermindpress

what we don’t see: eagle drifts folds, shrieks                eagle                drifts                folds                shrieks                       eagle                       drifts                                      folds                               shrieks dives toward hapless prey on the opposite side of the earth *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi … Continue reading →

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July 10*

Posted on July 10, 2013 by othermindpress

wild-strewn cobble of stones on the beach placed           exactly in the neatswept sand by wave and wind in perfect alignment           with                every adjoining rock                by color, by space, by size                every planet, every star                every thought, every hope                all future, … Continue reading →

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July 6*

Posted on July 6, 2013 by othermindpress

hummingbird caught in cat’s claw clasp i hurry out but it has died                except for its eyes shiny black wet still glistening with deep tropical nights *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island. … Continue reading →

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