If you’ve been around Story Warren for long, you know that poetry is valued and celebrated here. You may have read Liz Cotrill’s article “What’s in a Poem?” or Julie Silander’s “The Serious Play of Poetry – Selected Resources” or Laura Peterson’s “Poems to Learn by Heart.” (If you’ve not read them yet, I commend…
Have you ever read a story that made you look up from the page at the world around you to see it with a renewed sense of wonder? That little patch of woods out back—or the bus stop down the street—suddenly harbors a new magic that lends itself to the imagination. Your eyes scan the…
Down by the creekWhere the salamanders creepAnd the water spiders all tip-toeSquats a boy on a logStaring hard at the frogThat he caught just a moment ago. Little toes take a dipWhere the bees take a sip—Near the edge, where the flowers bloom—And the bob of the curlsOn that pigtailed girlMatch the hum of her…
Archilochus colubris III Eleanor flits, curious, desiring to see the sons of Adam enthroned before her in folding chairs. She hides to drink, but raises a cautious head and weighs the young magi with a single bright eye. She grows braver with each visit. Eleanor flits, hovers dances before them, little knowing she has captured…
Archilochus colubris II Peasant Joan full of grace steals in softly while King George is away. She dips her head and drinks long of the sweet water, pausing only to listen, only a moment. Another long draught and a sly turn of her graceful head: King George races by calling someone a thief. She never…
Archilochus colubris I King George sits enthroned on high, green over the bounty at his feet. When a hungry belly approaches he rises, chasing it away with a severe scolding. He must protect his goods. King George does not rest, but sits uneasy watchful for he knows there are many who would come to drink…
