—Taylor Graham, Somerset
They’re spraying
for the public health.
They tell us to stay indoors,
bring in our pets. But
not to worry. It only kills
the bugs that bear disease
from a place so far away,
only wings
could reach. Mosquitos.Swallows that sweep
above an August pond, feedingon mosquitos. At dusk,
the bats that zap
mosquitos by the thousandsin a single night.
This evening
we spray death.__________________
Okay, I confess. I have an agenda, here, about this current messing with the ecosystem. At least I'm not alone— Thanks, TG! Her muse was well-stirred.
The birth of Snake 7 continues; hard labor and the usual scurry to get hot water and plenty of towels. Ouch ouch! Everybody breathe... BL Kennedy outdid himself this time with his own 418 BL Buzz and scads of mini-reviews, plus commandeering the lovely and talented Charlene Ungstad to write a couple more. (Henceforth, Snake 7 will be known as "The Review Issue".) But that's a good thing, not only because BL is such a hard worker and supporter of the Snake, but because I happen to think reviews are very important in an industry where it's so hard to get out the word about books in print—especially all those wee gems that slip under the radar of the traditional press.
BL, by the way, is hosting his Urban Voices series tonight at South Natomas Library on Truxel Road, 7-8pm: Barbara Noble and Suzanne Roberts, a poet from Tahoe.
Have a good day: be safe and write lots (and send me your poems!).
—Medusa (ouch ouch! more hot water!)
Medusa encourages poets of all ilk and ages to send their poetry and announcements of Northern California poetry events to kathykieth@hotmail.com for posting on this daily Snake blog. Rights remain with the poets.