Friday, August 6, 2021

PRATIK LA SPECIAL DOUBLE ISSUE HIGHLIGHT: GRANT HIER POEM, similar in texture

 

GRANT HIER

similar in texture

 


this thing in my hand

a pomme

or a piece of something

larger

 

its source

but seen as separate now

like an apple sliced thin

transparent

 

held to the sun

it glows more

slow warming

our learning

 

spark the tongue

to reflect past rains

our seasons past

passed on 

 

this thing in my hand

a pomme

stain at heart

star of seeds

 

and surprise

like a jicama root

crisp snap

and juice

 

d’anjou’s quiet

urging to color

or red delicious softness

and bitter skin

 

all in

we will hold our breath

as we hold it up to light

to see more

 

we will walk with the days

spent together

in memory

if not in life

 

hold slices to the sky

head back

laughing

close our eyes

 

to recall the pieces

the rounded sweetness

where all could be held

in one hand

 

Grant Hier is the inaugural Poet Laureate of Anaheim, Professor at LCAD, and poetry editor for Chiron Review. He’s won the Kick Prize, Nancy Dew Taylor Prize, and Prize Americana (Untended Garden). Recent books include The Difference Between, Similitude, and California Continuum. Hier is a musical artist, visual artist, graphic designer, and voice actor (Lincoln in the Bardo, 2018 Audio Book of the Year). He wrote and produced the CD Joyride, and wrote the liner notes for Los Lobos’ Llegó Navidad.  


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