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    Posted on February 7th, 2007sherryPoets

    Standing on the MountainAnother 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:

    Sojourns

    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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