Sara Backer's Blog, page 3

Waves

"Waves" is another poem about my father's death, published in the absolutely gorgeous Irish publication Crannóg, issue 54, Spring 2021. Print only. 

Peace Piece

Peace Piece is a tribute to one of my favorite pianists, Bill Evans.  

The best way to read this poem is to find an audio recording of "Peace Piece" online and listen as you read!

You'll have to scroll down to April 2021.

"Into the Closet" and "Games for Children" are two more poems in my four-poem CutBank bonanza issue in April 2021.

History

 "History" is a playful poem about who gets to own the story. Check it out at The Pedestal Magazine, Issue #87.

Things in a Cup, Things on a Spoon

 This is a sad poem about my father's death ( in 2016) now published in Mikrokosmos Journal out of Wichita State University. Thanks, Mojo #18!

Half of Courage Is Rage

This righteous prose poem about illness injustice was published in Unbroken Issue 27 (October 2020). The issue hasn't been archived at this time, but it will show up. 

Blue Crest

 "Blue Crest" is a non-rhyming sonnet in which the speaker ponders fear and failure stuck on a bridge in traffic. It's in Slant, a journal in print only, v. 34, Summer 2020.

Cobra

 My short poem "Cobra" appears in issue 4 of Frozen Wavelets.

Walls

 Many thanks to Unstamatic for publishing my futuristic micro-poem "Walls" in their September issue and to Roman Rivera for the terrific artwork.

The Death Jar

Autumn Sky Daily reprinted my poem "The Death Jar" online. This poem about gardens and mothers and childhood intuition was first published in  print by Bamboo Ridge and is one of the poems included in my first book, Such Luck.  

They Made My Face

I'm always happy to place a poem in Silver Blade, a magazine for literary speculative poetry. "They Made My Face" considers Helen of Troy as a victim of male culture and opioid addiction. The inspiration for this poem was from Emily Wilson's new translation of Honer's Odyssey.