Three books — Photo by Vic Burkhammer

Bill Robinson, Ric Cochran and Sharon Stackpole, who sent poems to MountainWord recently in a book giveaway, will each receive a book by a West Virginia poet. Thank you for sending poems to MountainWord for National Poetry Month!

The books are (left to right):

Paradox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore by Louise McNeill
Recipe for Blackberry Cake by Diane Gilliam Fisher
Collected Works by Joe Gatski

One of Bill’s poems:

Doc Robinson

(An excerpt from Walton.)

In a trunk, in my Father’s attic

Is a man’s suit.

In the right hand jacket pocket is a poke of chewing tobacco

Undisturbed for sixty-five years.

I often think of that careless gesture,

 when the poke of tobacco was carelessly dropped

 into the suit coat pocket,

The promise of future pleasure

Unrealized.

Such a simple, mindless gesture

Preserving the essence of a man

Like a fossil in the ground

– Bill Robinson

 

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Ric’s poem, sent via BlackBerry by AT&T: 

Chilling April morn
Ice laden Crocus burst
In a cloak of diamonds

– Ric Cochran, of CANUHAIKU on Facebook

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Last but not least, Sharon’s poem:

 A Tall Order

Gently placing a fork and knife
between us each
the waitress asks,
Do you know what you want?

we exchange a glance
before you answer.

“We need a moment,” I hear you say
(on what you think is my behalf).
“Just a moment to decide.”

And in that moment it’s understood
 you already have.

– Sharon Stackpole

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Every month is poetry month at MountainWord. Stand by for a poetry broadside giveaway sometime in the late spring or summer.

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