Then came the healing time, hearts started to shine, soul felt so fine, oh what a freeing time it was.
AberjhaniThe birth of a true poet is neither an insignificant event nor an easy delivery. Complications generally begin long before the fated soul carries its dubious light into whatever womb has been kind enough to volunteer the intricate machinery of its blood and prayers and muscles for a gestation period much longer than nine months or even nine years.
AberjhaniSeptember 11, 2001: Citizens of the U.S., besieged by terrorโs sting, rose up, weeping glory, as if on eaglesโ wings.--from the poem Angel of Remembrance: Candles for September 11, 2001
AberjhaniWhile it is unlikely that poetry or art shall eliminate the reality of war in the twenty-first century, it is thrilling to know there remain individuals, and even entire communities, still willing to invest in art and poetry's own uniquely explosive contributions to the great, and small, dramas of human history.
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