A kind of violence
required —
thwack of knife on cutting board,
sweet potato’s tough flesh split,
onion chopped to tears
Pohk — the can opener’s
cranky circuit
liberates chick peas,
highlighting a need
for colour...
Sue Chenette wrote the documentary poem What We Said, about her first-hand experiences as a social worker
during Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. Her latest collection, Clavier, Paris, Alyssum, is due out this fall.
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