Thrilled to receive 2nd Place in this contest. My thanks to the judge, Jennifer Hambrick!
scrub jay
nothing left of the blue
in dad's jeans
2nd Place
Betty Drevniok Award, 2024
Judge's commentary:
The Florida scrub jay is listed as a threatened species; reportedly fewer than 10,000 remain. The poem's first two lines warn that the jay's brilliant blue could vanish forever. Line 2 joins the non-human realm with the human, as in Line 3 the jay's blue becomes the blue worked, worn, and washed out from "dad's" jeans. This poem makes us ask ourselves: Should life be about exploitation or care? About consuming or sustaining?
No comments:
Post a Comment