I’m pleased to share that my poem “First” is now live at https://formidablewoman.org/fws-what-we-kept-a-geogrphy-vol-6-no-2-fall-2026/. It’s a pocket-themed anthology which can be read or downloaded for later reading. FIRST appears on page 36 (numbered at the bottom) though it shows page 37 on the toolbar at the top. Many thanks to editors d ellis phelps and Rachel Aguirre for including it. I love it when poems written long ago finally find a good home!
Tag: soul
As I Think Of Kelp, How It Lies In The Shallows
the birds begin their evening declensions,
note by note, the grammar of praise.
The air cools. I close the window to a crack,
the pale sky falling out of sight, yoked
now to darkness. I write at my desk by the light
of a lamp: a small moon turning the tide.
How fathom the mysterious waters
in which my soul swims, finning stars?
The clock ticks but time sleeps
until I return to the bone-white shore,
a wave from far away, heartbeat of the ocean,
tugging at the wagging brown tongues of words.
This poem appeared in the Crosswinds 2019 Poetry Contest Anthology.
Poem Up at Thimble Literary Magazine
I’m thrilled one of my oldest poems has finally found the perfect home in Thimble Literary Magazine! My deep thanks to editor Nadia Arioli and her staff, who promote their contributors in as many ways as they can – they are a poet’s dream team! There will be a print version of the issue but my poem can be read now in their online one here
Poem Up at The American Journal of Poetry
My little poem THE THIN MAN is now up in Volume 12, along with many wonderful others. Many thanks again to editor Robert Nazarene for his enthusiasm! And may 2022 bring glad tidings and good health to you all!
Poem Up at Recenter Press
My poem LIFE – A Snapshot is now live at Recenter Press Poetry Journal! This poem was written a very long time ago – many thanks to editor Terra Oliveira for including it in Issue 3, alongside other insightful poems. And thanks to fellow poet Robert Okaji for introducing me to this journal, whose purpose is as its name suggests – to recenter!
As I Think Of Kelp, How It Lies In The Shallows
Here’s a pic of my poem as it appears in the entirely wonderful print journal: Crosswinds Poetry, Volume IV, 2019. Many thanks to the editors for including it in their spring issue!
Lynne Burnett 