Bukky wright grandchild poem
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The judges
Francine D’Alessandro has served as president of the Worcester County Poetry Association. Her poetry has appeared in Sahara, Diner, The Longfellow Society Journal and other publications, and she is the co-editor of Poets in the Galleries: The Worcester Art Museum Permanent Collection.
Eve Rifkah is editor of the literary journal Diner and co-founder of Poetry Oasis Inc., a non-profit poetry association dedicated to education, promoting local poets and publishing Diner. Her chapbook “At the Leprosarium” won the Revelever chapbook contest. At this time she is a professor of English at Worcester and Fitchburg state colleges and a workshop instructor. She has been nominated for the Associated Writing Program Community Service Award for her work with Abby’s House Shelter for Women, running a celebrated reading series in Worcester, and support of Gertrude Halstead in editing and submitting manuscripts including “memories like burrs,” published in by Adastra Press.
David Thoreen teaches writing and literature at Assumption College in Worcester. His most recent poems have appeared in The Journal, The Alembic and Natural Bridge.
Poetry reading
The winners of this year’s Worcester Magazine’s poetry contest will read and comment
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A Tribute To My Grandparents
There was a time when we frivolously hid behind the rocks; gallivanted on golden sands of the beach trying to catch each other, While at the present moment we were sitting beside the fireplace;
snuggling our hands deep inside the blanket.
There was a time when we experimented with umpteenth items of food in a single day; gulping each meal with gallons of inebriating beer, While at the present moment we commenced each morning with a
plethora of vitamins; relied on crushed fruit juices for nocturnal supper.
There was a time we spent marathon hours in the sweltering day clambering steep rocks; with our feet bereft of solid footwear, While at the present moment we thoroughly leaned on our walking sticks
for aplomb; were quite content to remain confined to the cozy interiors of our obsolete bedroom.
There was a time when we used to pummel each other in the ribs; violently pluck each other's hair in intense indignation, While at the present moment we hugged each other tightly at the slightest
sign of thunder; shivered uncontrollably at hearing the word "crime".
There was a time when we bathed under gushing white water streams; flinging our clothes at the tiniest insinuation of rain, While at the present moment we anxiously wai
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