When he rises first, steps downstairs softly in darkness to stir up the fire, start coffee, and the dog, who’s slept heavy as my dead across the end of the bed, rises and follows, when both cats uncoil from their corners, rev their small engines to follow the dog and the man because being cats … Continue reading Small Poem for
Waking in Winter
by Hayden Saunier
Bring in the bed first. Then the books. Then wait as long as possible before doing anything else. Go back to work. Sweep out the old place. Volunteer. Allow time for your books to adjust their spines in light of a different dust sifting the air and the low deep notes sounded by floor joists … Continue reading How to Move In
by Hayden Saunier
Hayden Saunier is the author of three poetry collections, Tips for Domestic Travel, Say Luck, which won the 2013 Gell Poetry Prize, and Field Trip to the Underworld, winner of the Keystone Chapbook Award. Her work has been awarded the Pablo Neruda Award, the Rattle Poetry Prize and the Robert Fraser Award. She lives on … Continue reading Hayden Saunier
