Today's poem is
"The hands of all my mistakes"
from Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry
Martha Silano
is the author of five books of poetry, including Gravity Assist, Reckless Lovely, and The Little Office of the Immaculate Conception, all from Saturnalia Books. She is also co-author of The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts for your Writing Practice. Martha's poems have appeared in Poetry, American Poetry Review, and Paris Review, among others. Honors include the James Hearst Poetry Prize, the Robert and Adele Schiff Poetry Prize, and Yaddo's Martha Walsh Pulver residency. Martha teaches at Bellevue College and at Seattle's Richard Hugo House.
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About Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry:
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March 19, 2019: "When I saw the loblolly pine, " "its furrowed bark, I knew I was close..."
November 25, 2014: "Gerbils in Space" "and geckos. Fruit flies, kernels of com...."
May 16, 2014: "The Untied States of America" "America, with your water-tower towns, your irrigation sprinklers..."
April 10, 2006: "Gravitas" " A quarter cow in a cardboard box..."
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