The Deer raise their brown heads
to make contact by eyes
and seem to acknowledge,
I’m the harmless neighbor.
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Archives for July 2017
Everlast
Medicine smoke circles
Over me
Rising
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The Latitudes of Formidable Civility
The DNA of Nordic culture is manifest in eqalitarian leadership. Decency is achieved by following that example, so the summer print edition of the Upper Left Edge combines tributes to Denmark, Finland , Iceland, Norway, and Sweden (plus a special bonus country at the end).
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Artist’s Statement for Nordic Edition
I chose to depict illustrations rooted in nature because of the role the natural world plays in our lives, especially to the Northerners in Europe. [Read More]
Two Poems
Hazel catkins swell and stretch,
not long till budburst. Back home,
chickadees have found the feeders
at last! Feared they weren’t coming
at all this year—but here they are.
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Joiks
There are quite a few distinctions between a joik and a song, but my professor focused on one difference: a song, in our culture, is meant to be representative and evocative of its subject. Joiking, to the Sami, is meant to embody the very nature and spirit of who or what it is singing.
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