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Poem of the Month

Cottage in the Woods

Ragged grass threaded
with dandelions, daisies, poppies.

Wicker coffee table,
teal pillow, kitsch metal chairs
covered in rust-colored velvet.
 
Cottage with a kitchen too little for two.
The black-bottom frying pan
covered in grease, the jade-green kettle
sitting on its element.

Birdsong passing through single-pane windows.
Nights of rain, and the streetlamp
like a dutiful guard—its yellow lamp
unsleeping until dawn.
 
In the yard a picnic table gray
with years. To sit in séance
with the dead, to recall one’s children
when they were young enough
to worship their mother…
 
To sit with the numbers
of the living on all sides
and not to call them.
Not to feel the urge
to make a single call.

       - Copyright Judith Skillman 2008

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Special Event - Audiocast from July 2007

Radio interview and reading; featured with singer/songwriter Claire McCabe:
KKNW 1150 AM, Seattle, WA  

Note: Audio recording of broadcast now available.

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Books

You can browse Judith's books, read the reviews, and purchase them online.
And see Judith's new "Profile Page" on Amazon!

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Interviews

Read an interview with Judith Skillman in Cervena Barva Press.

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Manuscript Editing Service

Judith Skillman is available to assist you in finishing your chapbook or book-length manuscript of poems. She will also offer marketing advice.  You can register here.

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Also see Judith Skillman at ...

Famous Poets And Poems - A large collection of Poems and Quotes from famous Classical Poets. Read and Enjoy Poetry!

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