I had woken up to my lucky number and in my hand were the few words I was asked to say at the party in front of grown-ups. They wanted to hear what I had to say. Their gazes were smooth and full of wonder. I was learning to speak out loud. The silence within […]
Geraldine Connolly
Geraldine Connolly has published five poetry collections including The Red Room (Heatherstone), Food for the Winter (Purdue University Press), Province of Fire (Iris Press) and Aileron (Terrapin Books). She has taught at the Writers Center in Bethesda, Maryland, The Chautauqua Institution, and the University of Arizona Poetry Center. She has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maryland Arts Council, and Breadloaf Writers Conference. Her work has appeared in Poetry, The Gettysburg Review, The Georgia Review, and Poetry Ireland Review. Her work has been anthologized in Poetry 180: A Poem A Day for High School Students, A Constellation of Kisses, and The Sonoran Desert: A Field Guide. Her website is www.geraldineconnolly.com
The Old Stories
I’m going back to the past the way the wren goes back to the tree back into the faceless past. I remember the story of diamonds sewn into the hem of grandmother’s skirt, the tale of uncle hidden among the hay bales, the story of Stanislaus sent ahead to find a job in America, then […]