Chimney Raven It croaks twice, sounding deep in my chimney.Pitching my voice to raven guttural,I mimic the call.Its claws scrabbling on the metal flueit caws and awks two times more.I try again, just one croak. I receivesilence.Silence. The next day, the bird declaims againfrom a perch on the neighbor’s roofwhere it sips from a puddle … More Featured Poem: December, 2019
This poem is from the fire season last year, and next year. Diablo Winds The sky’s bruised flesh, apricot with a haze of green. Smoky, harsh air a cataract over the hills. Bristlecone and Bishop pines inseminate the ash-covered ground.
I buy many books of poetry for the pleasure of reading and to support my fellow poets. At least 50% of the books I buy are Kindle. I am running out of space in my house and also love reading poetry when I am at Farley’s in San Francisco or Broadway Coffee in Sacramento. I … More Inner Sunset also on Kindle
This poem was just published in the Fall edition of Vistas and Byways. This edition has a special section on Music and they choose this poem. Vistas and Byways the literature review by members of the San Francisco State OLLI program. They introduced it this way… “This frank poem describes how the author overcame inhibition … More Featured Poem: October, 2019
Friday, October 4 – 7:00 pm Check out the details over on the Events Page! (Click here to redirect) Featuring Christine Vovakes, author of I Didn’t Mean to ForgetHeather Saunders Estes, author of Inner Sunset Doug Gorney, Cover Artist of Inner Sunset Paul Fisher, author of Rumors of Shore Claudia Reder, author of How to Disappear AUTHORS OF BLUE LIGHT PRESS Marin … More EVENT: Blue Light at the Gallery Reading
This is an older poem and one I love. I live across from a park and theses trees are like friends. I am so delighted that it was published by Vistas & Byways Journal at San Francisco State Spring, 2019. Dignity of Trees Torn limbs expose the inner flesh.In the small park where we live,branches … More Featured Poem – September, 2019
Vistas & Byways is the journal of San Francisco State OLLI program. This poem was published in the Spring, 2019 issue. It is a nightmarish dream of mine ending in a powerful image from my childhood in rural Massachusetts. Fall Into the Next Rushing through airplane terminals, fumbling tickets, pages, bags, very late, can’t find … More Featured Poem – August, 2019
This time last year I was in Alaska visiting a family friend who is also a fabulous kayak guide. For a change of pace, here is one of my poems from the trip. These are actual names of climbing routes. The poem is also found in my book, Inner Sunset. Frozen Waterfall Climbing Routes in … More Featured Poem – July, 2019
I am so excited about the publication of my book. All I can say is Hallelujah! Sing-Along Messiah Is the point to bloom? Send your sweetness out on the air. Open your petals. Call to the bees. Lean toward the sun balancing on your tiptoes. Duet with the rain. Or is the point to fruit … More Featured Poem – June, 2019
Red Velvet Cupcakes with almond cream cheese icing, still tenderly breathing from the oven. Crunch of the sugared cake crust in the midst of sweet softness. Red from the cochineal bugs, unabashedly and gloriously fake like stripes of fuchsia in a millennial’s hair. A classy surprise, pleased by its own display. I choose this poem … More Featured Poem – May, 2019
Heather Saunders Estes 