Published 20 Mar 2011
Singularities
Poet Luci Shaw shares the delight of the creative process, "when that random pebble of an image discovers its true home."
By Luci ShawA blog post Women Scholars and Professionals
For every memory lostthere will be onethat will not let go.
Like a phone ringing,you can’tnot answer it.
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To write a poem isto fling a stone,not sure whereit will land.
The best ones comewhen the poetis takenby surprise, when
that random pebbleof an imagediscoversits true home.
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Brief, like miston a mirror,the variableghosts on the bay,dip and lift.
Sailing, to find the breeze,you steer towardsthe far, dark cat’s paw
not sure ifit will still be therewhen you are.
Luci Shaw was born in London, England in 1928. A poet and essayist, since 1986 she has been Writer in Residence at Regent College, Vancouver. Author of over thirty-seven books of poetry and creative non-fiction, her writing has appeared in numerous literary and religious journals. In 2013 she received the 10th annual Denise Levertov Award for Creative Writing from Seattle Pacific University. Her most recent collection, Eye of the Beholder, was released by Paraclete Press in 2018.