When I try deep-breathing, I gag; my beloved gasps without respite. Something—more terrible than smoke—smothers us. It seems the sun sets seven times daily— I trust no one in this new land; I need to pack up, drive pronto, with my beloved to our tiny country house: it is time for my new energy—not a […]
Lisa Bellamy
Lisa Bellamy is the author of The Northway and Nectar. and has received two Pushcart Prizes and a Fugue Poetry Prize. She studied with Philip Schultz at The Writers Studio. Bellamy lives in Maplewood, NJ, and The Adirondack Park. www.lisabellamypoet.com