Marilyn Kallet's Writings
View Marilyn’s Books | Read Marilyn’s other writings below.
|
Poem
.100x150.jpg)
Jun.10.2013
from: The Love That Moves Me, Black Widow Press
That Chicken
Was a senior citizen
an octogenarian
the oldest one in Valence d’Agen.
That chicken’s skin was so thick
it couldn’t be insulted.
Nothing could hurt it, not even a knife.
That chicken was so old it knew my Grandma Anna in Minsk.
That chicken was so tough
even the boiling water complained.
That chicken wasn’t worth 15 Euros.
15!...
|
Poem
Jun.07.2013
from: The Love That Moves Me, Black Widow Press
I Want You Here
So badly my fingertips ache
roses droop against the thorns
the green light of the Garonne
stuns my eyes
I talk to dogs to my chair
listen at the neighbor’s door
The old stones of the village are too smooth
The stubble of your chin will do
I want you here so badly
I can taste your salt
I’...
|
"Eternity is in love with the productions of time."”
—William Blake
About Marilyn
Marilyn Kallet was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and grew up in New York. She is the author of 16 books, including The Love That Moves Me (poetry); Packing Light: New and Selected Poems, Black Widow Press; Circe, After Hours, poetry from BkMk Press; The...
Connections
Causes Marilyn Kallet Supports
Southern Poverty Law Center, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, ACLU, Amnesty International, Save Darfur.