The Air in Me Breathes Out Sweet Poetry
In last week’s blog I promised to introduce you to a
talented writer that knows how to fill the space wisely; using her words with
depth and meaning.
I met Andrea Hollander several weeks ago when I had the
pleasure of interviewing her on KBOO Community Radio.
Andrea has received many honors including the recipient
of a 2013 Oregon Literary Fellowship, a Pushcart Prize for prose memoir, the D.
H. Lawrence Fellowship as well as a host of other recognition.s. Her most recent
book is titled “Landscape With Female Figure.” new and selected poems,
1982-2012
Landscape With Female Figure is filled from beginning to end with Andrea employing her heart, her hand and her eyes to work in harmony to offer her most colorful view
of life, as life really is. Some of the poems that stand out among my favorites
are:
On
My Father’s 87th Birthday, and Still Life With Jonquils
Here is another
poem that got my attention.
What
the Married Man Dreamed
Though he seemed he was only dreaming
he lay back on the bed, watched her unpack,
watched as she turned and grappled
with the fact of his being there. Whether or not
she knew she was someone he’d only invented
for the night, someone he finally needed in a room
like this, motel or not, she moved toward him,
lay down beside his body, touched his face.
That was all there was, all there had to be.
Dream or not, it was something to keep,
the way her electricity spread
through him, under them the bed
fully made, all their clothes on, her skirt
not even lifted, and, except his heart,
nothing in his life disturbed.
My thanks to Andrea for allowing me to share her writing.
To find out how you can get your hands on Andrea’s latest
book, visit her web site at www.andreahollander.net
Over the next few weeks I want to introduce you to other
writers I’ve known and we’ll explore some of their work.
If you’re reading this blog and you are a writer, drop me
a line tell me about your writing experience and what writing means to you.
As always thanks for reading this week’s blog.
Dan
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