Istanbul Literary Review - January 2009 Edition (#13)
Istanbul Literary Review - January 2009 Edition (#13)
To Protect Her Property
(from 10 Songs From Bulgaria)
by
Linda Nemec Foster
Because she hasn't eaten for days
because she hasn't slept for nights
because the sun shines on her grief
because the moon stares into her eyes
because the door never opens, never closes
because the black coat swallows her heart
because her hair sabotages every intention
because her fingers conspire with the knife
because her face ignores its own history
because the world has forgotten and she knows it.
Istanbul Literary Review - January 2009 Edition (#13)
Linda Nemec Foster
USA
Linda Nemec Foster is the author of seven books of poetry including Amber Necklace from Gdansk (finalist for the 2003 Ohio Book Award in Poetry) and Listen to the Landscape (finalist for the 2007 Michigan Notable Book Award). Her poems have been published in over 200 journals such as The Georgia Review, North American Review, and New American Writing. She is the founder of the Contemporary Writers Series at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. These poems come from her forthcoming chapbook, Ten Songs From Bulgaria, published by Cervena Barva Press.
Istanbul Literary Review - January 2009 Edition (#13)
