2. a poet fits himself to line

3. a thought to mind, a pen to page

5. a weaver fits herself to loom

6. a sculptor to stone, a bee to flower

8. ocean fits itself to tide

9. birthing and dying to time

10. nothing fits itself to this moment

13. vanish into a black holed phantasm

POET

ARLENE WOHL

Always a lover of poetry, it was only after I retired from a weaving practice did I plunge wholeheartedly into a daily writing practice. I joined the O’Hanlon poetry group whose encouragement led to my debut book, A Jagged Line, out in 2024. I am putting the finishing touches on my second book My Once So Bright.

My other passion is fiber sculpture and I often write ekphrastic poems that resonate with my textile work. My style ranges from form poems,  confessional, free verse, and lyrical; the primacy of sound and metaphor determines the outcome. What keeps me going is the turn, the surprise. I almost never anticipate. This is what spurs me on to write the next poem.

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