Poetry

Pigeons

by Danusha Laméris
Because they crowd the cornerof every city street,because they are the colorof sullied steel,because they…
Hands together in a prayer position. Flour in the air.
Poetry

Dust

by Danusha Laméris
It covers everything, fine powder,the earth’s gold breath falling softlyon the dark wood dresser, blue…
Poetry

Small Kindnesses

by Danusha Laméris
I’ve been thinking about the way, when you walkdown a crowded aisle, people pull in…
older woman with head tilted back looking up at the sky, with the sunset in the background
Poetry

Improvement

by Danusha Laméris
The optometrist says my eyesare getting better each year.Soon he’ll have to lower my prescription.What’s…
Danusha Laméris

Danusha Laméris

About the author

Danusha Laméris is a poet, teacher, and essayist. She is the author of The Moons of August, which was chosen by Naomi Shihab Nye as the winner of the Autumn House Press poetry prize and was a finalist for the Milt Kessler Book Award, and Bonfire Opera, a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize, and winner of the Northern California Book Award in Poetry. The 2020 recipient of the Lucille Clifton Legacy Award, she is a Poet Laureate emeritus of Santa Cruz County, California, and co-leads the Poetry of Resilience webinars and the HearthFire Writing Community with James Crews. She is on the faculty of Pacific University's low-residency MFA program.

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