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Coign of Vantage
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Jan Epton Seale


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I protest.

"But I am," she says.
And she makes me agree.

Then we name other things
wrinkled:

sand dunes
a newborn's scalp
ripples on a pond
a bloodhound's brow
the chambered nautilus
clouds, and
folds of silk.

From The Wonder Is (Panther Creek Press, 2004).
Used with the author's permission.

 


Jan Epton Seale was the 2012 Texas Poet Laureate. She is the author of nine volumes of poetry, two books of short fiction, three volumes of nonfiction, and nine children's books. The recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Creative Writing, Jan taught English and creative writing at the university level for many years and now teaches memoir and creative writing workshops. Mother of three sons and grandmother of four grandsons, Jan lives in South Texas, where she volunteers at a local environmental center. Learn more about her at www.janseale.com.

                             

 

 


Post New Comment:
pwax:
So much implied. Nice.
Posted 09/12/2012 11:54 AM
marenomitchell:
Compact. Enviable. Admirable.
Posted 09/12/2012 11:19 AM
Larry Schug:
Ah, the beauty of brevity!
Posted 09/12/2012 08:18 AM


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