Today, poetry lovers are fortunate to have Joe's poem, "Lyrical," featured at The Writer's Almanac and read aloud by Garrison Keilor.Joe Millar's latest book is Fortune, published by Eastern Washington University Press.
Here's the poem & a handful of links to a few other poems by Joe Millar which I've posted here over the years.
Lyrical
The spaniel next door yaps at the sparrows,
he yaps at the crows and the mailman,
yaps at the compost pile and the sunflower,
yaps at the rain and the sky. He yaps
at the steps leading down to the creek
where the flax plants bloom high as my waist
and blue flowers force their way up
though small stones the color of night. He
yaps at the garbage truck's back-up beeper,
iron bell song of the priest and bridegroom,
song of the lone ship, song of the train,
song of the big waves rolling and breaking
over the western reefs. He yaps at the rosebush,
yaps at the fence, song of the sidewalk cracked
in half, the wine bottle resting against the curb,
the neighbor who doesn't come home.
Joseph Millarfrom Fortune
[Click here to listen to Garrison's reading.]
Here are some links for further reading:
Anna Faktorovich
2 comments:
Josh,
Thanks for the link to Joe's interview - he's a great guy. I'd been quietly stalking him for a year or two with the help of Peter Sears, another fine poet. I was finally able to corral Joe at the winter gathering for University of Pacific's MFA program.
I'd love to read some of your work if you could point me to some pieces. Thanks again,
Dave
Thanks for visiting, Dave. I sent you an email earlier this morning. I also posted some older work on the blog. Take care and good luck with Wordstock!
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