AUGUST 2010
FEATURED POET
LEILA FORTIER
Leila A. Fortier is a writer, artist, poet, and photographer currently residing on the remote island of Okinawa Japan. Her poetry is known to be a unique hybrid form in which her words are specially crafted into visual design, often superimposed over her own multi-medium forms of art, photography, and spoken accompaniment, lending to the full bodied expression and intensity of each piece.
Her work has been published in dozens of literary magazines, journals and reviews both in print and online. She has appeared in several books, anthologies, and other freelance publications including Treasured Poets of America, Satiated Sunrise, and A World of Love: Voices for Carmen. She is also the author of Metanoia's Revelation through iUniverse. A complete listing of her published works can be found at: www.leilafortier.com
Leila Fortier- Word and Image
WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS WRITING PROJECT POET
TWO FORSAKEN With the block of your mind to the block of my soul
I reach back because I am no longer whole
You cannot break this wall
This one was made far too tall
Because your heart blocked out the mind and stole my soul
You will break down
Then stand up for I am not yours
And u will give up
To which I was forsaken after all my identity was taken
With my last breath I'll help you breathe
Not because of what's in you but because of what's in me
I can no longer be bound because when I screamed, you heard no sound.
My cries were not a tear to you
So when I walk, only I will steer
My breaths grow weaker and my thoughts have no speaker
Neither you or I will sew this wound
It was made far too deep and this flower never bloomed
To miss my life and your love will be your cry
Which you gave up
Below the feet, the ground so near
Never touching but breathing only fear
The moonlight walks and your rainy talks disappear
Because you left
For I was not near
Exhale your pain and move along
Because in your heart is only a lonely song
And think your thoughts
I cry no tears
You knew my heart and now my fears
You laughed because I cried
Now you're sorry that I died
This is your ground so keep it near
I gave you love and now you'll hold it dear
My life will haunt you always
But you'll remember today of all days
Because this is
You heard me last words
My pain gave in
To which I finally left your sin
It is the day we both do not win
- Hannah
WRITE YOUR POEM
SAYING GOODBYE ON THE YI RIVER
Lo Pin-Wang (Translated by Red Pine)
Here where Yen Tan said good-bye
a hero raised his hat with his courage
the men of the past are gone
but the water is still cold today
Layered in history, Red Pine says that the poet was trying to remember a hero of his day.The interesting thing here is that there is only one active verb. "If you were left with one active verb on a desert island what would it be?". Pick a verb. Build a poem around it. Write it in the want-ads of your local paper, fold it into a paper airplane and fly it off of a mountain ridge, or fire escape.
ARTWORK
Check out John Szabo and his abstract pieces. Great work. Check his site to see how to connect up to his poetry and art.
http://www.westcoastmodernart.com/
This month check out the artists at the site on Spokane's RiVerSpeAK. Check out their new website and Spokane's art scene through our new blog
Like last month we're pleased to congratulate Christy Hale for the publication of her new children's book. Check it out at:
Javier Lopez- Ortiz
As a friend of Cave Moon Press, Javier has contributed to the newsletter before and recently has won more awards in Mexico for his exploration of the "fragile line". Check out his other artwork on the other sites!
Como un amigo de Cave Moon Press Javier ha contrubido al periodico antes y recentemente ha ganado mas premios en Mexico por su exploracion de la "linea fragile". Mira a sus otras obras en los otros sites!