NEW POETRY PUBLICATION: “UP FROM SMALL”

UP FROM SMALL
by Patricia L. Meek

For Emily Carr

I was born enlarged,
more complete
than my polite culture
could contain.

In order to survive,
I consented to fit
into a teacup.

I dwelled in that dark,
as small as I could
for one having such an ancient heart—
a mighty drum, drum.

To read the rest of the poem, please click on the link below for the East Jasmine Review, and scroll down to my poem. Please leave a comment for me on this web page if you are so inclined.

http://eastjasminereview.com

The young girl on the left is is of my grandmother, Alta May Williams, and her siblings, Pat, Sonny, and Mary Ellen. I look just like my grandma at that age. The poem was written for the famous Canadian painter, Emily Carr.

Emily Carr (December 13, 1871 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist and writer inspired by the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast For more information on the amazing paintings of Emily Carr, click on the link:

http://beatroute.ca/2017/05/12/emily-carrs-forest-showcases-artists-special-way-seeing-natural-world/http://beatroute.ca/2017/05/12/emily-carrs-forest-showcases-artists-special-way-seeing-natural-world/