In our family, no one loves flowers more than my mother and my son, who choose the brightest flowers for me though they’re the ones die quickest, which is why I don’t like flowers. More akin to me than flowers are spiders. In my mother’s late summer garden before anything has gone to seed, […]
When I plant the seeds, I pack the dirt back hard. When the garden comes up, I spit on the greenest leaf. When the tree bears fruit, black thread through its branches frightens the birds, keeps them away. Against hail: verbena. Against lightning: laurel. I’ve got nothing against the moon, […]
Catherine Barnett author of, Into Perfect Spheres Such Holes Are Pierced (Alice James Books, 2004), comments on the most pleasureable and painful aspects of writing for her.
Catherine Barnett author of, Into Perfect Spheres Such Holes Are Pierced (Alice James Books, 2004), recommends two additional poets for Fishouse visitors to explore.
