Istanbul Literary Review - September 2011 Edition (#21)
Istanbul Literary Review - September 2011 Edition (#21)
Memory
by
Zvi A. Sesling
In me nothing is extinguished or forgotten
--Pablo Neruda
The history of my people is the
marrow in my bones
Victories and celebrations are etched
in the happy wrinkles of my face
Defeats and misery are the furrows
in my brow
Rough edges of my thoughts were
shaped in the desert
The viper has lent its poison to my
tongue's sharp words
The sun has melted my anger yet the
fire is not extinguished, history not forgotten
Istanbul Literary Review - September 2011 Edition (#21)
Zvi A. Sesling
USA
Zvi A. Sesling is author of King of the Jungle ( Ibbetson St. , 2010), a chapbook Across Stones of Bad Dreams (Cervena Barva, 2011) and edits Muddy River Poetry Review . He placed third (2004) and first (2007) in the Rueben Rose International Poetry Competition. He reviews for the Boston Small Press and Poetry Scene. His next poetry book , Fire Tongue is due out from Cervena Barva Press.
Istanbul Literary Review - September 2011 Edition (#21)
