About
September 24, 2007
William Stafford Says
I have been advised to follow
the thread through my life,
the weatherings of the moon,
to not let go –
it pulls me to follow
the course of each day strung
along a necklace of incomprehension,
each imperfect gem against the other,
their sheen loosening.
It tethers the child at the window,
her head sweat-curled from sleep –
to glasses at rest
upon an opened book –
to the iron skillet wiped clean with oil,
blue flame snuffed for the night.
I have been advised to watch the full moon
at the equinox, ahead of the weather,
for migrating flocks to pierce its pearly face.
Following their wing-wake,
thread in hand,
I am ready.
(first published in The American Poetry Journal, at www.americanpoetryjournal.com )
Welcome to my little page.
I am a poet, essayist, wife and mother of two small children. I hope to use this site as a way to connect with family, friends, fellow writers and new readers. It won’t be much of a blog-site (as I have too little time to even journal in my dusty, forgotten sketch book), but rather a way to share with you current and up-coming publishing news, works not yet in print, and links to the wider writing community.
This space will also serve as a place to share some ideas about what it means to be alive, what brings us hope in our day-to-day, and how we are moved to express that hope.
I will try and respond to any comments as soon as they are posted, but please be patient. Most of the time my son and daughter will be needing a dance partner, or something is steaming on the stove!
Kristin Berger
Find more of my work online:
http://hercircleezine.blogspot.com/2007/04/featured-blog-habits-of-hestia-by.html
www.polysemy.org/elegantthorn/2007/02/three-poems-kristin-berger.html (Elegant Thorn Poetry Review)
And in print:
The American Poetry Journal (www.americanpoetryjournal.com)
The Comstock Review (www.comstockreview.org)
Edible Portland (www.edibleportland.com)
New Letters (www.newletters.org)
Pilgrimage (http://pilgrimagepress.org)
The Rockhurst Review
Under the Sun (www.tntech.edu/underthesun)
Verseweavers — The Oregon State Poetry Associaton (www.oregonpoets.org)
VoiceCatcher 2006 & 2007 & 2008 (www.voicecatcher.org)
