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Summer Koester

award-winning writer & performing artist in Lingit Aani, Juneau, Alaska

Summer Koester

award-winning writer & performing artist in Lingit Aani, Juneau, Alaska

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Last Breath

Last Breath

November 2, 2019 summer.koester

El que niega la muerte, niega la vida.  (He who denies death, denies life.) — Octavio Paz Yesterday the last leaf fell from our maple tree as my grandmother succumbed to a long sleep. She is between worlds now, purring like a kitty cat. Fall catches us in a bed of vermillion and rust to […]

Posted in Blog, proseTagged birds, death, dying, family, featured, grandmother, life, magic, mystery, summer koester2 Comments on Last Breath
Two Sides of a Raven

Two Sides of a Raven

August 29, 2019 summer.koester

A Reverse Poem, by Amy Pinney

Posted in PoemsTagged animals, birds, nature, poem, poetry, raven, reverse poetry, trickster3 Comments on Two Sides of a Raven