Books by Lorie Ann Grover

Books by Lorie Ann Grover
Kirkus Starred Review, Firstborn: "A fantasy that reads like a lost history tome and deftly examines issues of gender...An engrossing story with welcome depths."

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Poetry Friday: Book Birth



Book Birth

Cracking from my black
crust, words brim, bubble, and boil
onto my paper.


Lorie Ann Grover, 2012

I took this photo on the Big Island. It was glorious to see at my feet!

4 comments:

Dia Calhoun said...

I love the idea of a book springing from lava!

Little Willow said...

Pretty.

M said...

Makes me want to see more and write more.

laurasalas said...

"my black crust" -- love that, and it makes me think of the ugly (or what we perceive as ugly) things that happen to us that we later turn into beauty.