Poet Jane Hirshfield said "... the feeling I have about poem-writing (is) that it is always an exploration, of discovering something I didn't already know. Who I am shifts from moment to moment, year to year. What I can perceive does as well. A new poem peers into mystery, into whatever lies just beyond the edge of knowable ground."
I bring a different poem to the writing classes each week, not only to inspire but to introduce new poets to the group members.
Kitch & Talk by Zara Suleman
Four generations of women sitting in the kitchen the smells of cumin, mustard seeds, onions, turmeric, and saffron simmer in the background the cosy feeling of warmth rises from the hot cups of tea before them they are talking about how it used to be how it was, and what would happen? In my day says one woman in Kuchi when we were young says one woman in Gujarati my daughter doesn’t understand, says one woman in Urdu I do understand says the woman in English blends of spices and scents flavours in the air mix with ages of conversation poetic almost, memorable moments, forgotten times, thoughtful comments, hopeful futures. ~ from Aurat Durbar, Writings by Women of South Asian Origin, edited by Fauzia Rafiq (Second Story Press, 1995)