1Reclaim, reclaim, be fastened to this corner. Sprinkle water in each room. Slow down your breath, paint walls with praise. Say home in each doorway. The bell with the rough tongue rings sweetest.Reclaim refrigeratorshelves, space for a cat,the mortgage, the ceilings. Wash tears from your bedsheets. Your mattress, fertile, receives you. Never forget candles. Your […]
Ruth Goring
Ruth Goring’s poems have appeared in RHINO, Calyx, and Iron Horse Literary Review, among others. Her books and collections include Soap Is Political, Yellow Doors, and Picturing God. She’s been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. She is involved in a Chicago neighborhood group organizing against ICE incursions and in human rights causes in Colombia, where she grew up. Find her at ruthgoringbooks.com.