And we end our set of poems about change of identity with one that our guest editor, Degna Stone, says "is a change that feels familiar, the move from idealistic teen to cynical grown up..." Home from the late shift serving lobster and guinea fowl to the rich folk at The Stile Restaurant. I rub … Continue reading Message to my 16-year-old self by Rachel Burns
Tag: change of identity
Yorkshire by Kathryn Metcalfe
Guest editor Degna Stone chose this poem saying "I like the way the changes that occur to the speaker in this poem are caused by the landscape and by a reaction to or against the generation that came before." Kathryn herself says "the poem is about how identity can be shaped by our background and where … Continue reading Yorkshire by Kathryn Metcalfe
Human Conflict by Rob Etherson
An introduction by our guest editor, Degna Stone: This piece asks more questions than it answers. Mostly it asks us to think about how our ties to our identities influences our ideas of those who are not like us. The thing that makes this piece unusual are some of the identifiers that are revealed at … Continue reading Human Conflict by Rob Etherson
Identity Theft by Marilyn Longstaff
This poem takes a playful look at living under an alias, of reinventing yourself and finding a way to separate your present from your past. Identity Theft He took my name and promised to get back to me. He didn’t, of course, and I wondered what he did with it? Losing my name meant … Continue reading Identity Theft by Marilyn Longstaff
Under His Breath by David Subacchi
Welcome to a series of eight weekly poems on the theme 'change of identity'.Our guest editor Degna Stone has this to say about David's poem: The idea of shifting identity is depicted through responses to life’s changes by subtly changing a given name. There’s a beautiful moment of tenderness toward the end of the poem … Continue reading Under His Breath by David Subacchi
Celebrating Change 