Poem

This Cathedral          Isle Royale National Park, 2017 where the waves shush agates, where ungulates clip moss, where falcons smirk from lichen tendrils on lighthouse nests, where grebes skim the surface— race the evening glass of lake— this you know as consistent church: hymn of truth & willowing hum, the kind you hold full of breath, … Read more

Hydroreality: My List of Water Words Grows I have moved on from puddle, pond, creek, and wetland, from slough, swamp, marsh, brook, river. I add lagoon, loch. I swim stream, tarn, bayou, fjord, ocean, sea. Listen then dream ziibi, zaaga’igan, mashkiig, and gichigami. Now I am floating—beyond words, the writing of them. Floating mysterious in … Read more

Call of the drum By Brenda Austin (July 28, 2021) All across America, Indian nations big and small, are building ties that bind them, in answer to their brothers call. Women are being honored, and more protections put into place; men have strength and purpose, moving forward with ease and grace. Children, rooted in their … Read more