Since I write poetry, I like to incorporate some of my shorter poems in books that are otherwise blank, thus collaborating with each book’s eventual owner. In a Poet’s Touch journal, one complete poem is presented by having a single line precede every signature, or group of nested pages. All of the books in this series have a double-needle Coptic stitching pattern that shows nicely on the spine.
Currently, a book with the following poem is available:
Awakening
Into the mug of morning
pour yourself, warm
and dark, your aromatic
presence hugging the hand-
formed divide between
inside and out. Ease
from empty into full
until, brim-level, you
rise and swirl, a steamy
mist rejoining its source.
I plan to add other poems for this series, so please check back on the site or contact me directly if you’d like to discuss another possibility. Please note that I don’t publish other people’s work, even in this book form.
Each Poet’s Touch journal is $45. If you have a color preference for the cover, please note that on the order form.
“Awakening” first appeared in Expressive Arts Therapy: Creative Process in Art and Life. More information about my poetry activities appears on the North Carolina Poetry Society’s website (as the 2009 honoree).