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Standing on the Mountain
Another of the fortunate arrivals in my mailbox this winter, Standing on the Mountain is a limited edition publication to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of MACED, the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development in Berea.
It’s a handsome volume printed on heavy cream stock and best of all it contains work from some of my favorite Kentucky poets: Gail Chandler, Steve Rhodes, Dory Hudspeth, and Sam Martin (to name a few).
Sam (who has a fox for his muse) has graciously given me permission to reproduce one of his poems here:
After your daughter’s funeral
death changes
from cold casket
disturbed earth
to undisturbed earrings
in the oak jewelry box
you were proud to carve
to the fishing trip
just the two of you
took to celebrate
her fourteenth birthday
but the fish would not bite
so you hiked
through the springtime woods
and you laughed
and laughed
at a fawn
when it tripped
on a broken branch
you knew
nothing else
to do
— Sam L. Martin
More like that in the book, which sells for $8.00, including shipping. Kristin Stratten of MACED tells me they are just covering costs at that price. To get your copies, call 859-986-2373 or email info@maced.org.
A sidenote: Dory Hudspeth’s first collection of poems, Enduring Wonders, has just been released by WordTech Editions. Follow the link to learn more. Or read some sample poems here.
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