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The Poeming Pigeon: From Pandemic to Protest

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Our 11th Issue of The Poeming Pigeon.
Released: October 15, 2021

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The Poeming Pigeon

From Pandemic to Protest

When the world came to a stop, poets picked up their pens. From a global pandemic to the Black Lives Matter protests; from a highly contested election to murder hornets; and from devastating wildfires to deadly disasters, these poems not only share the truth of what we endured, they reveal the heartbreak, frustration, and anger, tempered by our resiliency and hope for a better tomorrow.

Contributing Poets from Around the Globe:

Dee Allen • Pamela R. Anderson • Tiel Aisha Ansari • Devon Balwit • Carol Barrett • David Belmont • J V Birch • Joann Renee Boswell • Sarah Bricault • Suzanne Bruce • Nancy Cook • Brittney Corrigan • Mick Corrigan • Terry Cox-Joseph • Kelly Cunningham • Tracy Davidson • Ann Farley • Linda Ferguson • Eric Forsbergh • Catherine Fraga • Josh Gaines • Tim Gillespie • Erika B. Girard • Darlene H. Glover • Joanne Godley • Adrianna Gordey • Jan Haag • Anne Harding Woodworth • Suzy Harris • Nicci Harrison • Andrea Hollander • Hadley Hutton • Linda Jackson Collins • David James • Marilyn Johnston • Jeanne Julian • J.I. Kleinberg • Lynn M. Knapp • Tricia Knoll • Elizabeth Kuelbs • Lynda La Rose • Bethany Lee • Rebecca K. Leet • Sherri Hope Levine • Lori Levy • Robinwyn Lewis • Sue Fagalde Lick • Annie Lighthart • Ellaraine Lockie • Christopher Luna • Heather M. F. Lyke • Carolyn Martin • Kate Maxwell • M. F. McAuliffe • Eileen McGurn • Carter McKenzie • Hannah Mead • Barbara A. Meier • Jacob Miller • Angie Minkin • Joan Moritz • Wilda Morris • Susan Woods Morse • CJ Muchhala • Annie Klier Newcomer • Cristina M. R. Norcross • Susan Oguche • Bibiana O. Ossai • Ronald J. Pelias • Alan Perry • Bruce Pratt • Jennifer Pratt-Walter • Donna Prinzmetal • Anne Rankin • Susan Rich • Sandra Rivers-Gill • Danielle Roberts • Jeannie E. Roberts • Maria Rosales • Ed Ruzicka • Joel Savishinsky • JoAnna Scandiffio • Deborah Bachels Schmidt • Eileen Ivey Sirota • Merna Dyer Skinner • Emily-Sue Sloane • Joseph Stefani • Barbara E. Stevens • Bill Stifler • Stephanie Striffler • John Sweeder • Judy Taylor • Mark Thalman • Pasquale Trozzolo • Dianalee Velie • Bill Verble • Alise Versella • Rashna Wadia • Phyllis Wax • Ann Weil • Phillip Wilson • Sharon Wood Wortman • Robin Woolman • Jane Yolen

 

Enjoy a Few Poets Sharing Their Poems from the Book:

 

“When in Kansas?” by Pasquale Trozzolo

 

“The SS Revisited” by Jane Yolen

 

“Fires This Time” by Carolyn Martin

 

“Prayer for the Healer and the Healing” by Deborah Bachels Schmidt

“Creating a Wave of Blue” by Cristina Norcross

“COVID in Bloom” by Lynn Knapp

“Flatten the Curve” and “Shelter in Place”

by Brittney Corrigan

 

“MARCH: Our Duty to Make it Right” by Erika B. Girard

 

“Manish Boy” by Pamela R. Anderson

“Invisible Wounds” and “What I Want to Tell You”

by Merna Dyer Skinner

 

“The Color of It” by Jeanne Julian

 

“California Wildfires, as Seen from the East Coast during a Pandemic”
by Anne Harding Woodworth

 

“Pick-Up at J.C. Penney’s” by Ronald J. Pelias

“A Greek Tragedy” by Emily-Sue Sloane

 

“True or False” by Lori Levy

“protester / police” by Joann Renee Boswell

 

“Corona Two-Step” plus bonus poem by Tim Gillespie

 

Additional information

Weight 12 oz
Dimensions 6 × 9 × .34 in
ISBN

978-1-948461-92-4
Pages

198
Wholesale Channel(s)

via Ingram

Sample Poems

“When We Were Kind “

by Barbara E. Stevens

Keep your stories of plagues, of demagogic
rulers, of martyrs who launched a thousand
agitations. I can no longer cry

for the suicides, the charred homes,
the drowned sheep, the desperate children.
My bones have become weary,

and my heart feels as sore as a stillbirth.
I long for butterflies and for magic
that doesn’t depend on derangement

or death, that allows me to forget
we are slouching toward Babylon.
Make me believe the clouds are as sweet

as marshmallows and the soldiers as tender
as trees. In the woods, aspen and hemlock
cradle fallen comrades. They send salve

through their roots. Sing me a lullaby,
teach me the words, make me think back
to a time when we, too, were kind.

“What I Wish I Could Tell Them When They Ask Why I Don’t Have a Black Lives Matter Sign on My Front Lawn”

by Susan Oguche

Because snow is cold
And water is wet
And fruit tastes better off the vine
And some truths don’t need to be spoken

Because I know what it is to be
Smart for
Articulate for
Cute for
A black girl

Because no matter how many times I tell my daughter that she is beloved
That her skin was a gift from God herself
That black is powerful
She will still ask for hair the color of haybales
For skin the color of wonderbread
And I will hug her even tighter
And cry
Whisper in her ear that she matters

Because my heart stopped when my brother texted to tell me had been pulled over
I called him 37 times and held my breath for 19 minutes
Until he called me back
To say he had only been given a warning for expired plates

Because I couldn’t eat for 3 weeks after they released the video of Amaud Aubreys execution
Because he could have been my brother

Because when my brother walked through that front door in one piece,
I grabbed him and held him so tight
He laughed and told me I was crushing his rib cage
The joy
The relief
In both of our eyes was silent but palpable
Because some truths don’t need to be spoken

Because too many black bodies never make it home in one piece

Because too many executions never get caught on film

Because you can be Oprah and still be questioned coming out of an Hermès store
Because you can be the president and still be somebody’s “nigger”
Because I am tired of reminding the world that I matter

Because hate doesn’t stop because of signs painted on the road to the White House
Because saying “black lives matter” isn’t a free pass or a prayer of absolution
Because Black life is Sacred
Cherished
Integral

Because we already know those things

Because how do I respond to a world that is just learning
Just awakening
Just realizing that my life matters

Because some truths don’t need to be spoken

 

3 reviews for The Poeming Pigeon: From Pandemic to Protest

  1. cindy domasky –

    LOVING MY COPY OF THE POEMING PIGEON – FROM PANDEMIC TO PROTEST. DISCLAIMER: I AM BIASED – MY FAVORITES ARE JAN HAAG AND LINDA JACKSON COLLINS FROM SAC, CA – LOVE TO HEAR THE POETS READ THEIR POEMS. THANKS FOR THAT. ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE POETS IN EACH POEMING PIGEON JOURNAL. THANKS SHAWN. ENJOYING THIS ONE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE. CINDY

  2. Emily-Sue Sloane –

    This collection captures the angst, the anger, the pain and the resilience inspired by the events of 2020. And even though the work continues on both the protest and pandemic fronts, I find it’s not too early to take stock of all we’ve been through. The book is beautifully curated and produced, and I’m honored to be included. Thanks to everyone who contributed and worked on it.

  3. Linda Sussman –

    Wow…what an inspiring collection of poems — I just can’t put this book down! The varied experiences captured by the poets in this collection keep me turning pages and coming back for more. Pain, solitude, longing, disbelief and hope are all found here, Thank you, Poetry Box team and all the contributing poets, for documenting these difficult times.

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