Three Poems in Live Encounters

With thanks again to Mark Ulyseas, Publisher/Editor of Live Encounters Poetry & Writing magazine for publishing three of my poems. This is the third time I have been published in this journal and it is always in the company of brilliant poets which is both thrilling and humbling for me. See below for my three…

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The Alphabet of Women

Tada! Is that enough to sum up over three years in the making? Yeah I reckon so. Bookface of me with my first book-editing credit for an anthology comprising 26 excellent women. My poem “Dear Letter P” (see below) was the jump starter for this rather epic project that has already been performed live and…

Sacrifice

This was written for Emanuel Synagogue's Simchat Torah celebration. I was given the word 'sacrifice' to contemplate and then present to the congregation. When I say sacrifice My mind races to a hilltop Beyond the bushes Beyond the fire Beyond the mother’s gaze Stones, knife, altar A son, a father, a god, a test And…

POETIC CITY POETRY CINEMA

Poetic City’s Poetry Cinema brings you a selection of poetry films and videos from Canberra, Australia and the world! Join us on Lonsdale Street Braddon for a few minutes or stay to watch the full 40 minute program. The program will play for 3 sessions each night:- Session 1: 6.30pm- Session 2: 7.10pm- Session 3:…

In Utero

https://youtu.be/BaU7NcdDh7s In Utero Why are we here?My just turned seven year old asks meAs her eyes flutterWith the beckoning of sleepOf dreamsWhere the biggest questions are probably answeredOr not askedI tell her it’s a very good questionMany thoughts to considerMany feelings, many ideasBut I sense her fearShe’s always treaded in the deepIn my womb I…

Jux/ta/po/si/tion

https://youtu.be/Mpl57ewno6s JuxtapositionThe absent armour of boundaryThe brittle beauty of understandingThe casual coolness of your desireThe delicate danger of my longingThe empty envelope sealedThe fallen fire pausedThe glorious grittiness before the graceThe heavy honour weighting your heartThe ignorant idealism of my dreamsThe jarring joy of surrenderThe kept kiss of seductionThe laboured love of your youthThe morning…

Tashlich (Cast Off)

I say goodbye Out of my pockets Spills sorrow Out of my pockets Runneth regret Out of my pockets Falls fear The raven has departed With my trespasses Dropped them into the moving water Wave by wave Past the sandbank Down Past the glint of the sun Down Round the bends and breaks of the…

Emerging

My latest poem at Plus61J Media EMERGING https://youtu.be/V3urLFBQSKY?fbclid=IwAR1n8qfhlYpUiBaYnIqtL4pKhwcDRE0fQokhwcZBye71StrDCjnDl1TIkwQ EMERGING By Miriam Hechtman Recently I made a decisionI’m just going to love youI’m going to love you and love you moreOutwardsWith arms stretchedA thousand olive branchesPickedNever to be neededI’m going to hold in words like airLet them breathe out through every other creviceBut my mouthThese lips…

Go Back to Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=_OOeqOzkACM&feature=emb_logo Go back to life YesGo hug each otherHold each otherThe war is overThe virus lostWe wonAll of usThe peopleThe fighting humansTogether in unisonGo back to lifeOpen the windowsOpen your doorOpen your heartsHandshakes are backStand close togetherHigh fiveI heard it on the wirelessThere’ll be jazz in the parkHotdog stands on the streetDancing in the squareGo…

But oh so long the wait has been

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZOCniMPtcQ&feature=emb_logo But Oh So Long The Wait Has Been  (inspired by Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poem The Dispossessed) But oh so long the wait has beenOh so long they walkedWith fear in their fingersAnd sweat on the browAs the politicians talked and talked And oh so long the wait has beenOh so long they stoodWith prayer on their…