by Terry Wolverton

Cotton the tender wounds. Munch hateful syllables. Prepare for whatever cannot be anticipated. Scatter memories across barren grass. Chase the geese from man-made ponds. Blender the past and future. Mother the one who is inconsolable. Consider where these scars come from. Camouflage your fears. Remind me of all that is lost. Find me in the midst of the tornado’s spiral, catch and release me. Whisper the combination to my dreams. Weave me a party to reunite my disassociated selves. Read to me in the language of light. Make promises on the stars that have already burned out.

Terry Wolverton is author of thirteen books of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction, including Embers, a novel in poems, Insurgent Muse: art and life at the Woman’s Building, a memoir, and her most recent novel, Season of Eclipse. She has also edited sixteen literary compilations. Terry is the founder of Writers At Work, a creative writing studio in Los Angeles, and Affiliate Faculty in the MFA Writing Program at Antioch University Los Angeles. terrywolverton.com