I have a poem in this month’s issue of Visual Verse, in which writers have been inspired by an image by Helen Marten. Once again, I’m in excellent company. You can find my poem on page 45 of Visual Verse Volume 7 Chapter 11 or you can go directly to the poem, entitled ‘Insects and Stars in Jars‘.
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Yes Kim – powerful piece this. Never quite struck me before the this way – In a sense… the core of what one is trying to do when sitting by fragrant buddleas catching butterflies for example in a jar – as I did as a boy – one of my fondest memories of childhood innocence, as I imagined it to be…
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Me too. Jars full of caterpillars that never turned into butterflies. There’s a company called Insect Lore that sells jars of caterpillars so that children can watch their metamorphosis. Apparently they work.
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I suppose that is what I regret most about my childhood when we roamed the wild places and stole eggs from birds nests and collected butterflies and pinned them on a display frame.
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We used to collect all kinds of insects in jars and feed them grass and leaves. They mostly died.
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Congrats on a wonderful piece, KR. You are, indeed, in some very fine company. Will read more extensively later, but what I’ve skimmed, I’ve liked — especially yours.
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Thanks so much, Ron!
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Delightful. (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe.
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Why go for mere butterflies when the cosmos are available? I love the way this character’s mind and soul work!
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This is what I would like to teach my grandson.
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Grandmother are real, wise, mythical creatures. They understand worth (of life and experience). I love the grandmother in your poem, as well as the granddaughter who learns to capture what really counts.
It’s a beautiful poem, Kim.
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Thank you, Magaly. I hope I can be a wise, mythical grandmother to Lucas.
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I suspect you already are.
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I love her expanding shift in perspective. Sometimes a single moment can make all of the difference. Congratulations on being published in this issue!
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Thank you so much, jade!
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Most welcome.
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Congratulations, Kim. Beautiful poem!
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Thank you, Rosemary!
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I like the shift from the physical world to the dream universe.
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Thank you, Joel.
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